# CERTIFICATION

 

Re:          **Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2017-C33, CommercialMortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2017-C33**(the “Transaction”),issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1, 2017 (the“Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), executed in connection with theTransaction (capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaningsset forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

 

               I, George Kok, certify that:

 

               1.             Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of MorganStanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2017-C33 (the “Exchange Actperiodic reports”);

 

               2.            Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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 my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports; 

 

               4.            Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statement(s) required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicer(s) have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreement(s) in all material respects; and

 

               5.             Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report.  Any materialinstances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in thisreport on Form 10-K.  

 

               In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

·        Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer

·        Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer

·        Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor

·        KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer

·        CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant

·        National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant

·        Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC, asServicing Function Participant

·        Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer under the GSMS 2017-GS6securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: Pentagon Center (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer under the CGCMT 2017-P7 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Key Center Cleveland(from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant under the CGCMT 2017-P7 securitization,pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: KeyCenter Cleveland (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the CGCMT 2017-P7 securitization, pursuant to whichthe following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Key Center Cleveland(from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC, asServicing Function Participant under the CGCMT 2017-P7 securitization, pursuantto which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Key CenterCleveland (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer under the BANK 2017-BNK4 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: D.C. Office Portfolio(from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) and Ralph's Food Warehouse Portfolio (from 1/1/18 to12/31/18) 

·        CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant under the BANK 2017-BNK4securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: D.C. Office Portfolio (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) and Ralph's FoodWarehouse Portfolio (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant under the BANK 2017-BNK4 securitization, pursuant to whichthe following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: D.C. Office Portfolio(from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) and Ralph's Food Warehouse Portfolio (from 1/1/18 to12/31/18) 

·        Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Master Servicer under the MSC 2017-H1securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: Gateway Crossing (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer under the GSMS 2017-GS6securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced bysuch party: Pentagon Center (from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer under the CGCMT 2017-P7 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Key Center Cleveland(from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer under the BANK 2017-BNK4 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: D.C. Office Portfolio(from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) and Ralph's Food Warehouse Portfolio (from 1/1/18 to12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian under the GSMS 2017-GS6 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Pentagon Center (from1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas , asCustodian under the CGCMT 2017-P7 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Key Center Cleveland(from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian under the BANK 2017-BNK4 securitization, pursuant to which thefollowing mortgage loans were serviced by such party: D.C. Office Portfolio(from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18) and Ralph's Food Warehouse Portfolio (from 1/1/18 to12/31/18) 

·        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian under the MSC 2017-H1 securitization, pursuant to which the followingmortgage loans were serviced by such party: Gateway Crossing (from 1/1/18 to12/31/18)

 

 

Date:  October 30, 2019

 

 

By /s/ George Kok

Name: George Kok

Title: President