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

 

 

I,Leland F. Bunch, III, certify that:

 

1. I havereviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to befiled in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the BANK2023-BNK45 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

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:

 

WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asTrustee, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Custodian,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Norfolk Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Norfolk Premium OutletsMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theNorfolk Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Norfolk Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Norfolk PremiumOutlets Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Norfolk Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for The Boulders Resort Mortgage Loan,Greystone Servicing Company LLC, as Special Servicer for The Boulders ResortMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for TheBoulders Resort Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for The Boulders Resort Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for The Boulders Resort Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for The BouldersResort Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Concord Mills Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Concord Mills Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Concord Mills Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Custodian for the ConcordMills Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Concord Mills Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Concord Mills Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Millennium Boston RetailMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the MillenniumBoston Retail Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the Millennium Boston Retail Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Custodian for the Millennium Boston Retail MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the MillenniumBoston Retail Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Millennium Boston Retail Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Brandywine Strategic Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Greystone ServicingCompany LLC, as Special Servicer for the Brandywine Strategic Office PortfolioMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Trusteefor the Brandywine Strategic Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Custodian for the Brandywine StrategicOffice Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Brandywine Strategic Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Green Acres Mortgage Loan, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Green Acres Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Trustee for the Green Acres Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Custodian for the GreenAcres Mortgage Loan, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Green AcresMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe CX - 250 Water Street Mortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, asSpecial Servicer for the CX - 250 Water Street Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Trustee for the CX - 250 Water StreetMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Custodianfor the CX - 250 Water Street Mortgage Loan, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the CX - 250 Water Street Mortgage Loan, and CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the CX - 250 Water Street Mortgage Loan.

 

 

Dated:March 14,2024

 

 

/s/Leland F. Bunch, III

LelandF. Bunch, III

Presidentand Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)