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 inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Wells FargoCommercial Mortgage Trust 2017-RC1 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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:

 

National CooperativeBank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, LNR Partners LLC, as Special Servicer,National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Peachtree MallMortgage 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 Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Peachtree MallMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Peachtree Mall Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe DoubleTree by Hilton Tempe Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the DoubleTree by Hilton Tempe Mortgage Loan,TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc., as Operating Advisor for the DoubleTree byHilton Tempe Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the DoubleTree by Hilton Tempe MortgageLoan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theDoubleTree by Hilton Tempe Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2018

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)