EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Benchmark2018-B2 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

 

3. Based on myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesand their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in thisreport in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except asotherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliancedescribed in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Cohen Financial, aDivision of SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Worldwide Plaza MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the WorldwidePlaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the WorldwidePlaza Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for The Woods Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners,LLC, as Special Servicer for The Woods Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for The Woods Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for The Woods Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for The Woods Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forThe Woods Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for The Woods Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, AEGON USARealty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Marina Heights State FarmMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theMarina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Marina Heights StateFarm Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Lehigh Valley MallMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theLehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 90 Hudson MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Apple Campus 3 MortgageLoan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Apple Campus 3Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the AppleCampus 3 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Apple Campus 3Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Beacon - Hague  Mortgage Loan, Cohen Financial, aDivision of SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Beacon - Hague Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theBeacon - Hague  Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Beacon - Hague  Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Beacon - Hague  Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Beacon - OrpheumMortgage Loan, Cohen Financial, a Division of SunTrust Bank, as SpecialServicer for the Beacon - Orpheum Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Beacon - Orpheum Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Beacon - Orpheum MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Beacon -Orpheum Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Beacon - Mercury / Garage Mortgage Loan, Cohen Financial, a Division ofSunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Beacon - Mercury / Garage MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Beacon -Mercury / Garage Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Beacon - Mercury / Garage Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Beacon - Mercury / Garage MortgageLoan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Beacon -Criterion  Mortgage Loan, Cohen Financial, a Division of SunTrust Bank, asSpecial Servicer for the Beacon - Criterion  Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee for the Beacon - Criterion Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Beacon- Criterion  Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Beacon - Criterion  Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Beacon - Tower Mortgage Loan, CohenFinancial, a Division of SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Beacon -Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theBeacon - Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Beacon - Tower Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Beacon - Tower Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the Beacon - Paramount Mortgage Loan, Cohen Financial, a Division of SunTrust Bank, as SpecialServicer for the Beacon - Paramount  Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Beacon - Paramount  MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Beacon -Paramount  Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Beacon - Paramount  Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the TwoHarbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Two Harbor PointSquare Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Marriott Charlotte City Center  Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for theMarriott Charlotte City Center  Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Marriott Charlotte City Center  MortgageLoan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theMarriott Charlotte City Center  Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCustodian for the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan, and U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Atrium CenterMortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 20, 2020

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)