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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra, 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 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C38 (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 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:

 

KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian,Greystone Servicing Company LLC (as successor to C-III Asset Management LLC),as Special Servicer for the 123 William Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 123 William Street Mortgage Loan,Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 123 WilliamStreet Mortgage Loan prior to December 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 123 William Street Mortgage Loan on and after December 14,2022, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 123William Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 123William Street Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors,LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan prior toDecember 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 245 Park AvenueMortgage Loan on and after December 14, 2022, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Crossings at Hobart MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Crossings atHobart Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Crossings at Hobart Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Crossings at Hobart Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Crossings at Hobart Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the iStarLeased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, as SpecialServicer for the iStar Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real EstateAdvisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the iStar Leased Fee Portfolio MortgageLoan prior to December 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for theiStar Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after December 14, 2022,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the iStar Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan,AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Save Mart PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the SaveMart Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Save Mart Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Save Mart Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Save Mart Portfolio Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Lormax Stern RetailDevelopment - Roseville Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the Lormax Stern Retail Development - Roseville Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Lormax Stern RetailDevelopment - Roseville Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Lormax Stern Retail Development - RosevilleMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Lormax Stern Retail Development- Roseville Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Del Amo Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, successor toCohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrustBank, as Special Servicer for the Del Amo Fashion Center Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Del Amo FashionCenter Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Del Amo Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the DelAmo Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Starwood Capital GroupHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Starwood Capital Group HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Market Street - TheWoodlands Mortgage Loan prior to June 21, 2022, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Market Street - The Woodlands Mortgage Loan on and after June21, 2022, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the MarketStreet - The Woodlands Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Market Street - The Woodlands Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the MarketStreet - The Woodlands Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the MarketStreet - The Woodlands Mortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, as SpecialServicer for the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan prior to July 15, 2022,Green Loan Services LLC, as Special Servicer for the General Motors BuildingMortgage Loan on and after July 15, 2022, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the GeneralMotors Building Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theGeneral Motors Building Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the 2851 Junction MortgageLoan prior to January 31, 2022, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the2851 Junction Mortgage Loan on and after January 31, 2022, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 2851 Junction Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 2851 Junction MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 2851Junction Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 2851 Junction MortgageLoan, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for the 225 & 233Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 225 & 233 Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real EstateAdvisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 225 & 233 Park Avenue SouthMortgage Loan prior to December 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the 225 & 233 Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan on and after December 14,2022, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 225& 233 Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe 225 & 233 Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Long Island Prime Portfolio - MelvilleMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the LongIsland Prime Portfolio - Melville Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Long Island Prime Portfolio - MelvilleMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Long Island Prime Portfolio - Melville Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Long Island Prime Portfolio - Melville Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Raleigh Marriott City CenterMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theRaleigh Marriott City Center Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Raleigh Marriott City Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Raleigh Marriott CityCenter Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Raleigh Marriott CityCenter Mortgage Loan.

 

 

Dated: March 16, 2023

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)