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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respectof the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Wells Fargo CommercialMortgage Trust 2017-RB1 (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 my knowledge,all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to beprovided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included inthe 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:

 

C-III AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forThe Summit Birmingham Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for The Summit Birmingham Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for The Summit Birmingham Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forThe Summit Birmingham Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for The Summit Birmingham Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Anaheim Marriott Suites MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the AnaheimMarriott Suites Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Anaheim Marriott Suites Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the AnaheimMarriott Suites Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Anaheim Marriott Suites Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 1166 Avenue of the Americas MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 1166 Avenue ofthe Americas Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 1166 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 1166Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 1166 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the KOMO Plaza MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the KOMO PlazaMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Merrill Lynch Drive MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Merrill LynchDrive Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Merrill Lynch Drive Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Merrill Lynch DriveMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Merrill Lynch Drive Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 340 Bryant Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 340 Bryant Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 340 Bryant Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe 340 Bryant Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 340 Bryant Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC,as Special Servicer for the Art Van Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Art Van Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Art Van PortfolioMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Art Van Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Art Van PortfolioMortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 19, 2020

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)