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

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh, 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 JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-JP7 (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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as ServicingFunction Participant, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the245 Park Avenue 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, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Trimont RealEstate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 245 Park Avenue MortgageLoan prior to December 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 245Park Avenue Mortgage Loan on and after December 14, 2022, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing 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, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Gateway Net LeasePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theStarwood Capital Group Hotel Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Starwood CapitalGroup Hotel Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteefor the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Starwood Capital GroupHotel Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Starwood Capital GroupHotel Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 211 Main Street Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the 211 Main Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 211 Main Street Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the 211 Main Street Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 211 Main StreetMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the 211 Main Street Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the ColumbusOffice Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Columbus Office Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Columbus Office Portfolio I Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Columbus OfficePortfolio I Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Columbus Office Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Columbus Office Portfolio IMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Columbus Office Portfolio IMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe St. Luke's Office Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe St. Luke's Office Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the St. Luke's Office Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the St. Luke's Office Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the St. Luke's Office MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for the St.Luke's Office Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the St. Luke’s OfficeMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Alexandria Corporate Park  Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Alexandria Corporate Park Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Alexandria Corporate Park Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theAlexandria Corporate Park  Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Alexandria Corporate Park  Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for the AlexandriaCorporate Park  Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theAlexandria Corporate Park Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the West Town Mall Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the West Town MallMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the WestTown Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the West Town Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as ServicingFunction Participant for the West Town Mall Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the West Town Mall Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Carolina Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Carolina Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theCarolina Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Carolina Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Carolina Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Carolina Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the ApexFort Washington Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Apex Fort Washington Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Apex Fort Washington Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Apex Fort Washington MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Apex FortWashington Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the ApexFort Washington Mortgage Loan.

 

 

Dated: March 9, 2023

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

Kunal K. Singh

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)