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

 

 

I,Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. I havereviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to befiled in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theBenchmark 2018-B4 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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 my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, 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, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the EOS 21 Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the EOS 21 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the EOS 21 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the EOS 21 Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the EOS 21 Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the EOS 21 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Embassy Suites GlendaleMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Embassy SuitesGlendale Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Embassy Suites Glendale Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Embassy Suites Glendale Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Embassy SuitesGlendale Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Embassy Suites Glendale Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Embassy Suites Glendale Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Atlantic Times SquareMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Atlantic TimesSquare Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Atlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Atlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Atlantic Times SquareMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theAtlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theAtlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Steelyard Commons Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Steelyard Commons Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Steelyard Commons Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Steelyard CommonsMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theSteelyard Commons Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Steelyard Commons Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Steelyard Commons Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for The Gateway Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings,LLC, as Special Servicer for The Gateway Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for The Gateway Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for The Gateway Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for The Gateway Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for The GatewayMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for The Gateway Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 65 Bay Street Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the 65 Bay Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 65 Bay Street Mortgage Loan, Citibank,N.A., as Custodian for the 65 Bay Street Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the 65 Bay Street Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the 65 Bay StreetMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the AventuraMall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Aventura Mall MortgageLoan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Aon CenterMortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Aon CenterMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the AonCenter Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Aon Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Aon Center Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Aon Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 13, 2024

 

 

/s/Helaine M. Kaplan

HelaineM. Kaplan

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)