EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the COMM2015-CCRE23 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary 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 myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesand their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in thisreport in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except asotherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliancedescribed in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer, 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, as PrimaryServicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theWalgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Walgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Walgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the WalgreensPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Walgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan, TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc.,as Trust Advisor for the Walgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Walgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Walgreens Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the La Gran Plaza MortgageLoan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the La Gran Plaza MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the La Gran PlazaMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the La Gran Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the La Gran Plaza Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the La Gran Plaza Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the La Gran Plaza Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the La Gran Plaza Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 15, 2018

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

 

 

President

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)