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

 

 

I, Scott Epperson, 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 onForm 10-K of the GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-GS6 (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 to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed 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, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the U.S. Industrial PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the U.S.Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the U.S. Industrial PortfolioMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the U.S. Industrial PortfolioMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the GSK R&D Centre Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the GSK R&D CentreMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the GSKR&D Centre Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the GSK R&D Centre Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the GSK R&D Centre Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the GSK R&D Centre Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theEricsson North American HQ Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Ericsson North American HQ Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee for the Ericsson North American HQMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theEricsson North American HQ Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Ericsson North American HQ Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Ericsson North American HQ Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Lafayette Centre Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Lafayette Centre Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Lafayette Centre Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Lafayette CentreMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theLafayette Centre Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theLafayette Centre Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Mack-Cali Short Hills Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Mack-Cali Short HillsOffice Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, asTrustee for the Mack-Cali Short Hills Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, DeutscheBank Trust Company Americas, as Custodian for the Mack-Cali Short Hills OfficePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Mack-Cali Short Hills Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Mack-Cali Short HillsOffice Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the One West 34th Street Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the One West 34th Street Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the One West 34th StreetMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the OneWest 34th Street Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the One West 34th Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the One West 34th Street Mortgage Loan,and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the One West 34th Street Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 21, 2023

 

 

/s/ Scott Epperson

Scott Epperson

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)