**DEPOSITOR
      CERTIFICATION**




Re:
            Morgan
                Stanley Capital I Inc. Trust 2005-IQ9 (the “Trust”),
                Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-IQ9, issued
                pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February
                24,
                2005 (the “Pooling
                and Servicing Agreement”),
                among Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”),
                Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer
                (the
                “General
                Master Servicer”),
                Midland Loan Services, Inc., as general special servicer (the
                “General
                Special Servicer”),
                NCB, FSB, as master servicer with respect to the NCB Loans only (the
                “NCB
                Master Servicer”),
                National Consumer Cooperative Bank, as special servicer with respect
                to
                theCo-op
                Mortgage Loans only (the “NCB Special Servicer”),LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee, paying agent and
                certificate registrar (the “Trustee”)
                and ABN AMRO Bank N.V., as fiscal
                agent.




I,
      Gail
      McDonnell, certify that:




1.  I
      have
      reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K (the “ Annual
      Report ”),
      and
      all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution or servicing reports
      collectively with this Annual Report, the “ Reports ”
filed
      in respect of periods included in the year covered by this Annual Report, of
      the
      Trust;




2.  Based
      on
      my knowledge, the information in these Reports, taken as a whole, does not
      contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
      fact
      necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
      which
      such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period
      covered by this Annual Report;




3.  Based
      on
      my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information required to be provided
      to the Trustee by the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the
      General Special Servicer and the NCB Special Servicer under the Pooling and
      Servicing Agreement, for inclusion in these Reports is included in these
      Reports;




4.  Based
      on
      my knowledge and upon the annual compliance statement included in this Annual
      Report and required to be delivered to the Trustee in accordance with the terms
      of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except as disclosed in the Reports,
      the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special
      Servicer and the NCB Special Servicer have fulfilled their obligations under
      the
      Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and




5.  The
      Reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the General Master
      Servicer’s, the NCB Master Servicer’s, the General Special Servicer’s and the
      NCB Special Servicer’s compliance with the minimum servicing standards based
      upon the report provided by an independent public accountant, after conducting
      a
      review in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage
      Bankers or similar procedure, as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
      Agreement, that is included in these Reports.




In
      giving
      the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided
      to me
      by the following unaffiliated parties: the General Master Servicer, the NCB
      Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer, the
      Trustee and the other servicers of the mortgage loans included in the
      Trust.




Date:
      March 30, 2006




By:
      /s/ Gail McDonnell


Name:
      Gail McDonnell


Title:
      President


Morgan
      Stanley Capital I Inc.