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 reports onForm 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, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered bythis report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Actperiodic 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 relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, LNRPartners, LLC , as General Special Servicer, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theBank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Bank of America Plaza MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor for the Bank of AmericaPlaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Bank of AmericaPlaza Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Fenley Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Fenley Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust CompanyAmericas, as Trustee for the Fenley Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator for the FenleyOffice Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, 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 Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Fenley Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Fenley Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

Dated: March 28, 2017

 

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

(senior officer in charge of securitizationof the depositor)