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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra, 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 BANK 2019-BNK16 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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:

 

National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, KeyBankNational Association, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank,N.A., as NCB Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian onand after November 1, 2021, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Millennium Partners Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Millennium PartnersPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Millennium PartnersPortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Prudential - Digital RealtyPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Prudential - Digital RealtyPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Prudential - Digital Realty PortfolioMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the PenskeDistribution Center Mortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, as SpecialServicer for the Penske Distribution Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Penske Distribution Center MortgageLoan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Penske Distribution CenterMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March10, 2022

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)