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 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, 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 Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Berkeley Point Capital LLC, as Primary Servicer, KeyBank National Association,as Primary Servicer for the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association,as Special Servicer for the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the 11Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 40 Wall Street Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 40 Wall Street MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 40 Wall StreetMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the 40 Wall Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 40 Wall Street Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Trust Advisor for the 40 Wall Street Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 40 Wall Street Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the 40 Wall Street Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 32 Avenue of theAmericas Mortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the 32 Avenueof the Americas Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for the 32 Avenue of the AmericasMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, andNational Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 32 Avenueof the Americas Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 16, 2018

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

 

 

President

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)