EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, James Buccola,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respectof the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the CFCRE 2017-C8 MortgageTrust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary 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 myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesand their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in thisreport in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except asotherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliancedescribed in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, Berkeley Point Capital LLC, as Primary Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Holiday Inn Express Nashville- Downtown Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Holiday Inn Express Nashville - Downtown Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Holiday Inn Express Nashville -Downtown Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the Holiday Inn Express Nashville - Downtown Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Holiday InnExpress Nashville - Downtown Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Holiday Inn Express Nashville - Downtown MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Holiday Inn Express Nashville - Downtown Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Holiday InnExpress Nashville - Downtown Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Google KirklandCampus Phase II Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Google Kirkland Campus PhaseII Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee andCertificate Administrator for the Google Kirkland Campus Phase II MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the GoogleKirkland Campus Phase II Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Google Kirkland Campus Phase II Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Center WestMortgage Loan, C-III Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the CenterWest Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theCenter West Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator for the Center West Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Center West Mortgage Loan, TrimontReal Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Center West MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Center West Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Center West Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Yeshiva University Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Yeshiva University Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the YeshivaUniversity Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Yeshiva University Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Trimont RealEstate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Yeshiva University PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Art Van Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Art Van Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Art Van Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Art VanPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Art Van Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Art Van Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Art VanPortfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Art Van Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Baypoint Commerce Center MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the BaypointCommerce Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Baypoint Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Baypoint CommerceCenter Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Baypoint Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Baypoint Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Baypoint Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Baypoint Commerce Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: October 12,2018

 

 

/s/ James Buccola

 

 

Chief ExecutiveOfficer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)