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-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the COMM 2014-CCRE21 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Actperiodic 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 tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir 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 onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit tothis report, except as otherwise disclosed in thisreport. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports havebeen 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:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Loews Miami Beach Hotel Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Loews Miami Beach Hotel Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Loews Miami Beach HotelMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theLoews Miami Beach Hotel Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Loews Miami Beach Hotel Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Loews Miami Beach Hotel Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Loews Miami Beach Hotel Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 14, 2023

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)