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 DBGS 2018-C1 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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, asMaster Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The GatewayMortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for The GatewayMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for TheGateway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forThe Gateway Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor 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, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee 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, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theAventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the FXI Portfolio MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the FXIPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Quality RV ResortsMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theQuality RV Resorts Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Quality RV Resorts Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Quality RV Resorts Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Quality RV Resorts MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Quality RV Resorts Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Quality RV Resorts Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the GSK North American HQ Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the GSK North American HQMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the GSKNorth American HQ Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the GSK North American HQ Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the GSK North American HQ Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the GSK North American HQ Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the GSK North American HQ Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Christiana Mall MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for theChristiana Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theChristiana Mall Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Willow Creek Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Willow Creek Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Willow Creek Corporate Center Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Willow Creek Corporate Center MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the WillowCreek Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Willow Creek Corporate Center MortgageLoan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett TowersII - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Moffett Towers II - Building1 Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theMoffett Towers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian forthe Moffett Towers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Moffett Towers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan,U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theMoffett Towers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the West Coast Albertsons Portfolio Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the West Coast Albertsons Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the West Coast Albertsons PortfolioMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the West Coast AlbertsonsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the West Coast Albertsons Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the West Coast AlbertsonsPortfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 13, 2023

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)