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

 

 

I, Helaine M.Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the COMM 2015-LC23Mortgage Trust (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 the servicingagreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of thereports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backedsecurities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliancewith servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included inthis report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange ActRules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, exceptas otherwise 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 FargoBank, National Association, as Master Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, BerkeleyPoint Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, as Primary Servicer,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Certificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the 11 Madison Avenue MortgageLoan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the 11 MadisonAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the 40 Wall Street Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the 40 Wall Street Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the 40 Wall Street Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 40 Wall StreetMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Trust Advisor for the 40Wall Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 40 Wall Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe  40 Wall Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the 32 Avenue of the AmericasMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 32Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for the 32 Avenue of the AmericasMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 12, 2024

 

 

/s/ Helaine M.Kaplan

Helaine M.Kaplan

President

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)