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

 

 

I, Paul Vanderslice, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respectof the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the CFCRE 2017-C8 MortgageTrust (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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, as PrimaryServicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theHoliday Inn Express Nashville - Downtown Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Holiday Inn Express Nashville -Downtown Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Holiday Inn Express Nashville - Downtown Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Holiday Inn Express Nashville -Downtown Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Holiday Inn Express Nashville - Downtown Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Holiday Inn Express Nashville - Downtown Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Holiday Inn ExpressNashville - Downtown Mortgage Loan, Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a NewmarkKnight Frank, as Primary Servicer for the Google Kirkland Campus Phase IIMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Google Kirkland Campus Phase IIMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theGoogle Kirkland Campus Phase II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Google Kirkland Campus Phase II Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Google KirklandCampus Phase II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Center West Mortgage Loan, C-III Asset Management LLC,as Special Servicer for the Center West Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Center West Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Center West Mortgage Loan,Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Center WestMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Center West Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Center West Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Yeshiva University Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Yeshiva University Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Yeshiva UniversityPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Yeshiva University Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real EstateAdvisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Yeshiva University PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Baypoint Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Baypoint Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Baypoint Commerce Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the BaypointCommerce Center Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Baypoint Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the BaypointCommerce Center Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Baypoint Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Art Van Portfolio MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Art VanPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Art Van Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Art Van Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Art Van Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Art Van Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Art Van Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 19, 2020

 

 

/s/ Paul Vanderslice 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 (seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)