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

 

 

I, Leah Nivison,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respectof the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the GS Mortgage SecuritiesTrust 2013-GCJ14 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 11 West 42ndStreet Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 11 West42nd Street Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the11 West 42nd Street Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, asCertificate Administrator for the 11 West 42nd Street Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Custodian for the 11 West 42nd Street Mortgage Loan,TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc., as Operating Advisor for the 11 West 42ndStreet Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the 11 West 42nd Street Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 11 West42nd Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Mall St. Matthews Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Mall St. Matthews Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Mall St. Matthews Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Mall St. MatthewsMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Custodian for the Mall St.Matthews Mortgage Loan, TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc., as OperatingAdvisor for the Mall St. Matthews Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Mall St.Matthews Mortgage Loan and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Mall St. Matthews Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 20, 2019

 

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

 

 

Chief ExecutiveOfficer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)