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

 

 

I, Leah Nivison, 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 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-GC38 (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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Pier 70 Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Pier 70 Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Pier 70 Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Pier 70 Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Pier 70 MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Pier70 Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Pier 70 Mortgage Loanon and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 145 Clinton Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the 145 ClintonMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 145Clinton Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe 145 Clinton Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the 145 Clinton Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 145Clinton Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 5444& 5430 Westheimer Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 5444 & 5430 Westheimer Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the 5444 & 5430 Westheimer MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 5444 &5430 Westheimer Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the 5444 & 5430 Westheimer Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe 5444 & 5430 Westheimer Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the FairbridgeOffice Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for theFairbridge Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the Fairbridge Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A.,as Custodian for the Fairbridge Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Fairbridge Office PortfolioMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Fairbridge Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Fairbridge Office Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 3Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 3Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the 3 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 3Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 3 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the 3 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the 3 Park AvenueMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Albertsons Industrial - PA MortgageLoan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the AlbertsonsIndustrial - PA Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Albertsons Industrial - PA Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Albertsons Industrial - PA MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the AlbertsonsIndustrial - PA Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theAlbertsons Industrial - PA Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 10,2022

 

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

Leah Nivison

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)