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 reporton Form 10-K of the Benchmark 2018-B7 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:

 

KeyBank National Association, as Master Servicer, LNR Partners,LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteeand Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, ComputershareTrust Company, 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 Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theAventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Aon Center MortgageLoan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Aon Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Aon CenterMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the AonCenter Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Aon Center Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the AonCenter Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 636 11th Avenue Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC,as Special Servicer for the 636 11th Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 636 11th Avenue Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 636 11th Avenue MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 636 11thAvenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the 636 11th Avenue Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 636 11th Avenue Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the Workspace Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the Workspace MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the WorkspaceMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theWorkspace Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Workspace Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theWorkspace Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Concord Plaza Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Concord Plaza Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Concord PlazaMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Concord Plaza MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the ConcordPlaza Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Concord Plaza Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Overland Park Xchange Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Overland Park Xchange Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Overland Park Xchange Mortgage Loan, Citibank,N.A., as Custodian for the Overland Park Xchange Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Overland Park XchangeMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Overland Park Xchange Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theShelbourne Global Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the ShelbourneGlobal Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Shelbourne Global Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Shelbourne Global Portfolio IMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theShelbourne Global Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Shelbourne Global Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Outlet Shoppes at El Paso MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Outlet Shoppesat El Paso Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the Outlet Shoppes at El Paso Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Outlet Shoppes at El Paso Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Outlet Shoppes at El PasoMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Outlet Shoppes at El Paso Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Outlet Shoppes at El Paso Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett Towers- Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Moffett Towers - Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Moffett Towers - Buildings E,F, G Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Moffett Towers - Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Moffett Towers - Buildings E, F, GMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Moffett Towers - Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Moffett Towers - Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Phoenix Marriott Tempeat the Buttes Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Phoenix Marriott Tempe at theButtes Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Phoenix Marriott Tempe at the Buttes Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCustodian for the Phoenix Marriott Tempe at the Buttes Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Phoenix Marriott Tempeat the Buttes Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Phoenix Marriott Tempe at the Buttes Mortgage Loan, andU.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for thePhoenix Marriott Tempe at the Buttes Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 16, 2023

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)