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

 

 

I, Leland F. Bunch, III, 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 reporton Form 10-K of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust2017-BNK3 (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 servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Situs Holdings, LLC, as SpecialServicer of The Platform Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Potomac Mills MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for thePotomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Potomac MillsMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 191 PeachtreeMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 191Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 191Peachtree Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 85 Tenth Avenue MortgageLoan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the for the 85 Tenth AvenueMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 85Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Custodianfor the 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Fremaux Town Center MortgageLoan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Fremaux Town CenterMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theFremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Fremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real EstateAdvisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Fremaux Town Center Mortgage Loanprior to December 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the FremauxTown Center Mortgage Loan on and after December 14, 2022, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Fremaux Town Center MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Fremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the KOMO PlazaMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the KOMOPlaza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theKOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Custodian for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

 

 

Dated:March 15, 2023

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch, III

Leland F. Bunch, III

President and Chief Executive Officer

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)