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 report onForm 10-K of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C40 (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 servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessmentof compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required tobe included 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.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Greystone Servicing Company LLC (as successor to C-III AssetManagement LLC), as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian onand after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the iStar Leased Fee PortfolioMortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for the iStarLeased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, asOperating Advisor for the iStar Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the iStar Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loanon and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Magnolia Hotel DenverMortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for theMagnolia Hotel Denver Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Magnolia Hotel Denver Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Magnolia Hotel Denver Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021. KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Del Amo FashionCenter Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, successor to Cohen Financial, aDivision of Truist Bank, successor by merger to 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, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Del Amo Fashion CenterMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Starwood CapitalGroup Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Starwood Capital GroupHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer forthe 225 & 233 Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 225 & 233 Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan,Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 225 & 233Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 225 & 233 Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 225 & 233 Park Avenue South MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Mall ofLouisiana Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Mall of LouisianaMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBank National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Pleasant PrairiePremium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the PleasantPrairie Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Pleasant PrairiePremium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Atrisco Plaza Shopping CenterMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Atrisco Plaza Shopping Center MortgageLoan, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the AtriscoPlaza Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theAtrisco Plaza Shopping Center Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March14, 2022

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)