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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra, 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 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-RB1 (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:

 

Greystone Servicing Company LLC (as successor to C-III AssetManagement LLC), as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor prior toDecember 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor on and after December 14,2022, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for The Summit BirminghamMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for TheSummit Birmingham Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for The Summit Birmingham Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for The SummitBirmingham Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for The Summit BirminghamMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the AnaheimMarriott Suites Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Anaheim Marriott Suites Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Anaheim Marriott Suites MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theAnaheim Marriott Suites Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theAnaheim Marriott Suites Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 1166 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 1166 Avenue of the Americas MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 1166 Avenueof the Americas Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 1166 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 1166 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the KOMO Plaza MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,  asServicing Function Participant for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Merrill Lynch Drive Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Merrill Lynch Drive Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Merrill LynchDrive Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the Merrill Lynch Drive Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Merrill Lynch Drive Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 340 Bryant Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 340 Bryant MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 340 BryantMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe 340 Bryant Mortgage Loan, and ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 340 Bryant Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 13,2023

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)