# CERTIFICATION

 

Re:          **Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C23, CommercialMortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2015-C23**(the “Transaction”),issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2015(the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), executed in connection with theTransaction (capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaningsset forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

                                               

I, Jane Lam, certify that:

 

1.            I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D requiredto be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K ofMorgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C23 (the “ExchangeAct 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 statement(s) required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicer(s) have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreement(s) in all material respects; and

 

5.            All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backedsecurities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliancewith servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included inthis report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange ActRules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, exceptas otherwise disclosed in this report.  Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.  

 

In giving the certificationsabove, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the followingunaffiliated parties:

 

Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee

Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator

Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian

Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer

LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer

PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor

WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Excluded Special Servicer

CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant

NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant

BerkadiaCommercial Mortgage LLC, as Servicing Function Participant

MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank National Association, as Master Servicerunder the MSC 2015-MS1 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgageloans were serviced by such party: TKG 3 Retail Portfolio (from 1/1/19 to12/31/19)

WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer under the MSBAM 2015-C22securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: Hilton Garden Inn W 54th Street (from 1/1/19 to 12/31/19)

CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant underthe MSBAM 2015-C22 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgageloans were serviced by such party: Hilton Garden Inn W 54th Street (from 1/1/19to 12/31/19)

NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant under the MSBAM 2015-C22securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: Hilton Garden Inn W 54th Street (from 1/1/19 to 12/31/19)

MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank National Association, as Master Servicerunder the CGBAM 2015-SMRT securitization, pursuant to which the followingmortgage loans were serviced by such party: US StorageMart Portfolio (from1/1/19 to 12/31/19)

MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank National Association, as Special Servicerunder the MSC 2015-MS1 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgageloans were serviced by such party: TKG 3 Retail Portfolio (from 1/1/19 to12/31/19)

MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank National Association, as Special Servicerunder the MSBAM 2015-C22 securitization, pursuant to which the followingmortgage loans were serviced by such party: Hilton Garden Inn W 54th Street(from 1/1/19 to 12/31/19)

Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank National Association, as Special Servicer under the CGBAM2015-SMRT securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans wereserviced by such party: US StorageMart Portfolio (from 1/1/19 to 12/31/19)

Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian under the MSC 2015-MS1 securitization, pursuant towhich the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: TKG 3 RetailPortfolio (from 1/1/19 to 12/31/19)

Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian under the MSBAM 2015-C22 securitization, pursuant towhich the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Hilton GardenInn W 54th Street (from 1/1/19 to 12/31/19)  

Date:  March 26, 2020

 

 

 

By /s/ Jane Lam

Name: Jane Lam

Title: President