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

 

 

I,Kunal K. Singh, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theBenchmark 2018-B5 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, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, 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, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Radisson Blu AquaHotel Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the RadissonBlu Aqua Hotel Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the RadissonBlu Aqua Hotel Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Aon Center Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Aon Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Aon Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Aon Center Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Aon Center MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Aon Center Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Aventura Mall MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theAventura 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, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Westbrook CorporateCenter Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Westbrook Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Westbrook Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Westbrook CorporateCenter Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Westbrook Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Westbrook Corporate Center MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Westbrook Corporate Center Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 181 FremontStreet Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer forthe 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 181 Fremont Street MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 181Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 181Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Workspace Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Workspace Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Workspace Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Workspace Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Workspace Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Workspace Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Overland Park Xchange Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Overland Park Xchange Mortgage Loan prior to May 10, 2023,K-Star Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Overland Park XchangeMortgage Loan on and after May 10, 2023, 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, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Overland Park Xchange Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 15, 2024

 

 

/s/Kunal K. Singh

KunalK. Singh

Presidentand Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)