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

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Kand all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the periodcovered by this report on Form 10-K of the COMM 2015-LC23 Mortgage Trust (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Actperiodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of thedistribution, servicing and other information required to be provided underForm 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Actperiodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicercompliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB,and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicershave fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all materialrespects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and theirrelated attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities required to be included in this report inaccordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to

this report, except as otherwise disclosed inthis report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reportshave been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I havereasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliatedparties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, as Primary Servicer, 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, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the 11 Madison Avenue MortgageLoan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the 11 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 11Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 11 Madison Avenue MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 40 Wall Street Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 40 Wall StreetMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 40Wall Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the 40 Wall Street Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as TrustAdvisor for the 40 Wall Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 40 Wall StreetMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the  40 Wall Street Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 32 Avenue of the Americas MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the 32 Avenue ofthe Americas Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for the 32 Avenue of theAmericas Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, and ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 32 Avenue of the AmericasMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 8, 2022

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)