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

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Kand all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the periodcovered by this report on Form 10-K of the COMM 2015-CCRE23 Mortgage Trust (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Actperiodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of thedistribution, servicing and other information required to be provided underForm 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Actperiodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicercompliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB,and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicershave fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all materialrespects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and theirrelated attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities required to be included in this report inaccordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwisedisclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described insuch reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I havereasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliatedparties:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Master Servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC,as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor, Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, asPrimary Servicer, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Walgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Walgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Walgreens Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the WalgreensPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC (f/k/a TriMont Real EstateAdvisors, Inc.), as Trust Advisor for the Walgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the WalgreensPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Walgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the La Gran Plaza Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the La Gran Plaza Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the La Gran PlazaMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the LaGran Plaza Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the La Gran Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the La Gran PlazaMortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the La Gran Plaza Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 10, 2022

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of thedepositor)