EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the DBGS 2018-C1Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary 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 myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesand their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in thisreport in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except asotherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliancedescribed in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forThe Gateway Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor The Gateway Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for The Gateway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for The Gateway Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for The Gateway Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for The GatewayMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forThe Gateway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC,as Special Servicer for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Aventura Mall MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the AventuraMall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the FXI Portfolio MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant 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 Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Quality RV Resorts Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the Quality RV Resorts Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo 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 Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the GSK North American HQ MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the GSKNorth American HQ Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Christiana Mall MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the ChristianaMall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the ChristianaMall Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for theWillow Creek Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Willow CreekCorporate Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Willow Creek Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCustodian for the Willow Creek Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Willow Creek Corporate CenterMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Willow Creek Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett Towers II - Building1 Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Moffett Towers II - Building 1Mortgage 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 16, 2020

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)