EX-31Rule 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 on Form 10-D requiredto be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theWells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C38 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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 statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5.All of 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 material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

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

 

KeyBankNational Association, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, C-IIIAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the 123 William Street MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 123 WilliamStreet Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the 123 William Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 123 William StreetMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe 123 William Street Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, TrimontReal Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 245 Park AvenueMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 245 Park Avenue MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the iStar Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the iStar Leased Fee Portfolio MortgageLoan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the iStarLeased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Crossings at Hobart Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Crossings at Hobart Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Crossings at Hobart MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Crossings at Hobart Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Crossings at Hobart MortgageLoan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Save MartPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Save Mart Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Save Mart Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Save MartPortfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Save Mart Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the Lormax Stern Retail Development -Roseville Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Lormax Stern Retail Development - Roseville Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Lormax Stern Retail Development- Roseville Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Lormax Stern Retail Development -Roseville Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Lormax Stern Retail Development - Roseville Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Del Amo FashionCenter Mortgage Loan, Cohen Financial, a Division of SunTrust Bank, as SpecialServicer for the Del Amo Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Del Amo Fashion Center Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Del Amo FashionCenter Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theStarwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the Market Street - The WoodlandsMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theMarket Street - The Woodlands Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Market Street - The Woodlands Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Market Street - The Woodlands Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Market Street - TheWoodlands Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the General Motors Building MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the 2851 Junction Mortgage Loan, 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 Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 2851 Junction Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the 2851 Junction Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 225 & 233 Park Avenue SouthMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 225 &233 Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 225 & 233 Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 225 & 233 Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 225 & 233 ParkAvenue South Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Long Island Prime Portfolio - Melville Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Long Island Prime Portfolio - MelvilleMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theLong Island Prime Portfolio - Melville Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Long IslandPrime Portfolio - Melville Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Long Island Prime Portfolio - MelvilleMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theRaleigh Marriott City Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Raleigh Marriott City Center Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Raleigh Marriott CityCenter Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Raleigh Marriott City Center MortgageLoan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theRaleigh Marriott City Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:November 5, 2019

 

 

/s/Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)