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

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh, 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 report onForm 10-K of the Benchmark 2018-B8 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. Anymaterial 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:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset ManagementLLC, 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 Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the 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 636 11th Avenue Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC,as Special Servicer for the 636 11th Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 636 11th Avenue Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 636 11th Avenue MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 636 11thAvenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 636 11th Avenue Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe 636 11th Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Sheraton Music City Mortgage Loan, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the Sheraton Music City Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Sheraton Music CityMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theSheraton Music City Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Sheraton Music City Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Sheraton Music CityMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Sheraton Music City MortgageLoan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the WorkspaceMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for theWorkspace Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee forthe Workspace Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Workspace Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Workspace Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Workspace Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Moffett Towers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the MoffettTowers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the Moffett Towers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, Citibank,N.A., as Custodian for the Moffett Towers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Moffett Towers II -Building 1 Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Moffett Towers II - Building 1 Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the TripAdvisor HQ MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the TripAdvisor HQMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theTripAdvisor HQ Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the TripAdvisor HQ Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the TripAdvisor HQ Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the TripAdvisor HQMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the TripAdvisor HQ Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the MoffettTowers - Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Moffett Towers - Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Moffett Towers -Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Moffett Towers - Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Moffett Towers - Buildings E,F, G Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Moffett Towers - Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Moffett Towers - Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the DUMBO Heights PortfolioMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the DUMBO HeightsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee forthe DUMBO Heights Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the DUMBO Heights Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the DUMBO HeightsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the DUMBO HeightsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Saint Louis Galleria Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Saint Louis Galleria Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Saint Louis Galleria Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Saint Louis Galleria MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Saint LouisGalleria Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Saint LouisGalleria Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 10, 2023

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

Kunal K. Singh

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)