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

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan, 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 Benchmark 2018-B4 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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC,as 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,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the EOS 21 Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the EOS 21 MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the EOS 21Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the EOS21 Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the EOS21 Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the EOS 21 Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the EmbassySuites Glendale Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for theEmbassy Suites Glendale Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the Embassy Suites Glendale Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Embassy Suites Glendale MortgageLoan, 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 forthe Atlantic 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, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Steelyard Commons Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Steelyard Commons MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the SteelyardCommons Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Steelyard Commons Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, 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, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Aventura Mall MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theAventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the AonCenter Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the AonCenter Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee forthe Aon Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Aon Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Aon Center Mortgage Loan, and Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Aon Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 10, 2023

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)