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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra,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 Wells FargoCommercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C48 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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:

 

LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Fair Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Fair Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Fair Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Fair Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Fair Oaks 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, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theAventura Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.,as Servicing Function Participant for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theChristiana 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, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for thePrudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Prudential- Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Prudential - DigitalRealty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Starwood HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the StarwoodHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Virginia Beach HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Virginia Beach HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Liberty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Liberty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Liberty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Home Depot Technology Center Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Home DepotTechnology Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Home Depot Technology Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the HomeDepot Technology Center Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Home Depot Technology Center MortgageLoan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 19, 2019

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)