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

 

I, Leah Nivison, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reportson Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the GS Mortgage Securities Trust2014-GC26 (the “Exchange Act periodic reports”);

 

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

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicingand other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the ExchangeAct periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired 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 material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities required to be included in this 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, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any materialinstances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably reliedon information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as MasterServicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as General Special Servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as the Cypresswood Court ShoppingCenter Mortgage Loan Special Servicer, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as Certificate Administrator, U.S. BankNational Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC,as Special Servicer for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theBank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Bank ofAmerica Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Bank of America Plaza MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Fenley Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Fenley Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, asTrustee for the Fenley Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Certificate Administrator forthe Fenley Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Fenley Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Fenley Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the

 

 

Fenley Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Fenley Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

Dated: March 26, 2019

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

 

Chief Executive Officer

(senior officer in charge of securitizationof the depositor)