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

 

 

I,Anthony Sfarra, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theWells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-RC1 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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. Basedon my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded 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.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

NationalCooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, Argentic Services Company LP, asSpecial Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Special Servicer,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the PeachtreeMall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for thePeachtree Mall Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Peachtree Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Peachtree Mall Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Peachtree Mall Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the DoubleTree by Hilton Tempe Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the DoubleTree by Hilton Tempe MortgageLoan, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the DoubleTree by Hilton TempeMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant forthe DoubleTree by Hilton Tempe Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe DoubleTree by Hilton Tempe Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 14,2024

 

/s/Anthony Sfarra

AnthonySfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)