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 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C31 (the"Exchange Act periodic 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 servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessmentof compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required tobe included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 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 Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Trust Advisor prior to November7, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Trust Advisor on and after November 7, 2022,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, PGIM Real EstateLoan Services, Inc. (formerly known as Prudential AssetResources, Inc.), as Primary Servicer, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, PGIM Real Estate LoanServices Inc. (formerly known as Prudential Asset Resources, Inc.),as Primary Servicer (except with respect to certain emergency servicingadvances) for the Patrick Henry Mall Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Patrick Henry Mall Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Patrick Henry Mall MortgageLoan, TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc., as Trust Advisor for the PatrickHenry Mall Mortgage Loanprior to November 7, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as TrustAdvisor for the Patrick Henry Mall Mortgage Loan on and after November 7, 2022,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Patrick Henry Mall Mortgage Loan, 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, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 11Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 17, 2023 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)