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

 

 

I, Helaine M.Kaplan, 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 theDBGS 2018-C1 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

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 tothis report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any materialinstances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in thisreport on Form 10-K.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided 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, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The GatewayMortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for The GatewayMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for TheGateway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forThe Gateway Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for The Gateway Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for The GatewayMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for The Gateway Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices 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, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the FXI Portfolio MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the FXIPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the FXI Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian 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 Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Quality RV Resorts Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Quality RV Resorts Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the GSK North American HQ Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the GSK North American HQMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the GSKNorth American HQ Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the GSK North American HQ Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the GSK North American HQ Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the GSK North American HQ Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the GSK North American HQ Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Christiana Mall MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for theChristiana Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian 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 prior to May 10, 2023, K-Star Asset ManagementLLC, as Special Servicer for the Willow Creek Corporate Center Mortgage Loan onand after May 10, 2023, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Willow Creek Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodianfor the Willow Creek Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Willow Creek Corporate CenterMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Willow Creek Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett Towers II - Building 1Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Moffett Towers II - Building 1Mortgage Loan prior to May 10, 2023, K-Star Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Moffett Towers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan on and after May10, 2023, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the MoffettTowers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for theMoffett Towers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Moffett Towers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, U.S.Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the MoffettTowers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the West Coast Albertsons Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe West Coast Albertsons Portfolio Mortgage Loan prior to May 10, 2023, K-StarAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the West Coast AlbertsonsPortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after May 10, 2023, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the West Coast Albertsons Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the West Coast Albertsons Portfolio MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the West CoastAlbertsons Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and U.S. Bank National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the West Coast Albertsons Portfolio MortgageLoan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 14, 2024

 

 

/s/ Helaine M.Kaplan

Helaine M.Kaplan

President

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)