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 DBGS 2018-C1 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.Any material 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 on and after November 1,2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The Gateway Mortgage Loan,AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for The Gateway MortgageLoan prior to June 1, 2021, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for The GatewayMortgage Loan on and after June 1, 2021, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for The Gateway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for The Gateway Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for The Gateway Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forThe Gateway Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for The Gateway MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Aventura Mall MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for theAventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender 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 on and after November 1, 2021, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the FXI Portfolio MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the FXI PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the FXIPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the FXIPortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Quality RV Resorts MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Quality RVResorts Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Quality RV Resorts Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Quality RV Resorts Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Quality RV Resorts Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Quality RV Resorts Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theQuality RV Resorts Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the GSK NorthAmerican HQ Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the GSK North American HQ Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the GSK North American HQ Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the GSK North American HQMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theGSK North American HQ Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the GSK NorthAmerican HQ Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the GSK North AmericanHQ Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Christiana MallMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theChristiana Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theChristiana Mall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theChristiana Mall Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the Willow Creek Corporate CenterMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Willow Creek Corporate Center MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Willow CreekCorporate Center Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the WillowCreek Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Willow Creek Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, U.S.Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the WillowCreek Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Moffett Towers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Moffett Towers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Moffett Towers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Moffett Towers II - Building 1 MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the MoffettTowers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Moffett Towers II - Building 1 MortgageLoan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the West CoastAlbertsons Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the West Coast AlbertsonsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe West Coast Albertsons Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodianfor the West Coast Albertsons Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the West Coast Albertsons PortfolioMortgage Loan, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the West Coast Albertsons Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 11, 2022

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)