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

 

 

I,Kunal K. Singh, 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 theBenchmark 2020-B17 Mortgage Trust (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.Based on 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:

 

MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as MasterServicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,as Special Servicer prior to April 27, 2023, K-Star Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer on and after April 27, 2023, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Bellagio Hotel andCasino Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the BellagioHotel and Casino Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Bellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Bellagio Hotel and Casino MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the BellagioHotel and Casino Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theBellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC,as Special Servicer for the 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan prior to September18, 2023, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer for the 650 MadisonAvenue Mortgage Loan on and after September 18, 2023, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, U.S.Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the 650Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 3500 Lacey Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicerfor the 3500 Lacey Mortgage Loan prior to July 6, 2023, Argentic ServicesCompany LP, as Special Servicer for the 3500 Lacey Mortgage Loan on and afterJuly 6, 2023, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 3500Lacey Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe 3500 Lacey Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 3500 Lacey Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 3500Lacey Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for theCBM Portfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicerfor the CBM Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the CBM Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the CBM Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodianfor the CBM Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Moffett Towers Buildings A, B & C Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Moffett TowersBuildings A, B & C Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the Moffett Towers Buildings A, B & C Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Moffett Towers BuildingsA, B & C Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Moffett Towers Buildings A, B & C Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Moffett Towers Buildings A, B & CMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Staples Headquarters Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the StaplesHeadquarters Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the Staples Headquarters Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian forthe Staples Headquarters Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Staples Headquarters Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Staples HeadquartersMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for The Westin Book Cadillac Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for The Westin BookCadillac Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forThe Westin Book Cadillac Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for TheWestin Book Cadillac Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for The Westin Book Cadillac Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for The Westin BookCadillac Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Stonemont Net Lease Portfolio MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Stonemont NetLease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Stonemont Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Stonemont Net Lease PortfolioMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theStonemont Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Stonemont Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 1501Broadway Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the 1501 Broadway Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 1501 Broadway MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 1501Broadway Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 1501 Broadway MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the 3000 Post Oak Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the 3000 Post Oak Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the 3000 Post Oak Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 3000 Post Oak MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 3000 PostOak Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 3000 Post Oak MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Alabama Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Alabama Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan prior to May 10, 2023, K-Star AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the Alabama Hilton Portfolio MortgageLoan on and after May 10, 2023, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Alabama Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCustodian for the Alabama Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Alabama Hilton Portfolio MortgageLoan, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Alabama Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 18, 2024

 

 

/s/Kunal K. Singh

KunalK. Singh

Presidentand Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)