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 report onForm 10-K of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-RC1 (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 servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessmentof compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required tobe included 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.

 

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

 

National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, ArgenticServices Company LP, as Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCBSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as ServicingFunction Participant, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator, ComputershareTrust Company, 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, asServicing Function Participant for the Peachtree Mall Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Peachtree Mall Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the DoubleTree by Hilton Tempe MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the DoubleTree byHilton Tempe Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the DoubleTree by Hilton Tempe Mortgage Loan prior to December 14,2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the DoubleTree by Hilton TempeMortgage Loan on and after December 14, 2022, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., asServicing Function Participant for the DoubleTree by Hilton Tempe MortgageLoan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the DoubleTree by Hilton Tempe Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 13, 2023 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)