EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the Benchmark 2018-B2 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Actperiodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

KeyBank National Association, as Master Servicer, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer, BREF Partners Special Servicer LLC, as RedBuilding Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteeand Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, SitusHoldings, LLC, successor to Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank,successor to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Worldwide PlazaMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theWorldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Worldwide PlazaMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The Woods MortgageLoan, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for The Woods MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for The Woods MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for The WoodsMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for TheWoods Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for The Woods Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for The WoodsMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the MarinaHeights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Marina Heights StateFarm Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theMarina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the MarinaHeights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Lehigh Valley MallMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theLehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners,LLC, as Special Servicer for the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 90 Hudson MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 90Hudson Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the AppleCampus 3 Mortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for the AppleCampus 3 Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Apple Campus 3Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Beacon -Hague Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, successor to Cohen Financial, aDivision of Truist Bank, successor to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer forthe Beacon - Hague Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Trustee for the Beacon - Hague Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Beacon - Hague Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Beacon -Hague Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Beacon - HagueMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for theBeacon - Orpheum Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, successor to CohenFinancial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor to SunTrust Bank, as SpecialServicer for the Beacon - Orpheum Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Beacon - Orpheum Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Beacon -Orpheum Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Beacon - Orpheum Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Beacon - Orpheum Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Beacon - Mercury / Garage Mortgage Loan, SitusHoldings, LLC, successor to Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank,successor to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Beacon - Mercury /Garage Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee forthe Beacon - Mercury / Garage Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Beacon - Mercury / Garage Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Beacon - Mercury / Garage MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theBeacon - Mercury / Garage Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Beacon - Criterion Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings,LLC, successor to Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor toSunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Beacon - Criterion MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Beacon -Criterion Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Beacon - Criterion Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Beacon - Criterion Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Beacon - Criterion Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Beacon - TowerMortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, successor to Cohen Financial, a Division ofTruist Bank, successor to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for theBeacon - Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Beacon - Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Beacon - Tower Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Beacon - Tower Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Beacon - Tower Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Beacon -Paramount Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, successor to Cohen Financial, aDivision of Truist Bank, successor to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer forthe Beacon - Paramount Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Beacon - Paramount Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Beacon - ParamountMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theBeacon - Paramount Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theBeacon - Paramount Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Two Harbor Point SquareMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Two Harbor PointSquare Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for theTwo Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Two HarborPoint Square Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Marriott Charlotte CityCenter Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Marriott Charlotte City CenterMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theMarriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian forthe Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan,U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theMarriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Atrium CenterMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Atrium CenterMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Atrium Center MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the AtriumCenter Mortgage Loan, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

 

Dated:March 13, 2023

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

Kunal K. Singh

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)