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 prior to January 19, 2022, Mount Street US (Georgia) LLP,as Special Servicer on and after January 19, 2022, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/aNewmark Knight Frank, as Primary Servicer, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Walgreens PortfolioMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theWalgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Walgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Walgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan, TrimontReal Estate Advisors, LLC (f/k/a TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc.), as TrustAdvisor for the Walgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan prior to April 1, 2022,Fintech Trust Advisors LLC d.b.a. CRED iQ, as Trust Advisor for the WalgreensPortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after April 1, 2022, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the Walgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Walgreens Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the La Gran Plaza Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the La Gran Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the La Gran Plaza Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the La Gran Plaza MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the La GranPlaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the La Gran Plaza Mortgage Loan, and ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the La Gran Plaza Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 15, 2023

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of thedepositor)