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

 

 

I, Scott Epperson, 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 report onForm 10-K of the GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-GS9 (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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Computershare TrustCompany, 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 90 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 90 Fifth Avenue MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 90 FifthAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe 90 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 90 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe 90 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 90Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Starwood Lodging Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Starwood Lodging HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for theStarwood Lodging Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan prior to October 17, 2022, U.S.Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee for the Starwood LodgingHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after October 17, 2022, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Starwood Lodging Hotel Portfolio MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Starwood Lodging Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the WorldwidePlaza Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, successor to Cohen Financial, a Divisionof Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer forthe Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Worldwide Plaza MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Bass Pro & Cabela's PortfolioMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Bass Pro & Cabela's PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the BassPro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Bass Pro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Bass Pro & Cabela'sPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Bass Pro & Cabela'sPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Bass Pro &Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLCas Special Servicer for the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Marina Heights State FarmMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theMarina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Marina Heights State Farm 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, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the AppleCampus 3 Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 14, 2023

 

 

/s/ Scott Epperson

Scott Epperson

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)