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

 

 

I,Anthony Sfarra, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theBANK 2017-BNK7 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

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. Allof 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:

 

NationalCooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC,as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB SpecialServicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, 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, Green Loan Services LLC, as Special Servicer for the General Motors BuildingMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theGeneral Motors Building Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the First StamfordPlace Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theFirst Stamford Place Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the 411 East Wisconsin Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank TrustCompany Americas, as Trustee for the 411 East Wisconsin Mortgage Loan, DeutscheBank Trust Company Americas, as Custodian for the 411 East Wisconsin MortgageLoan, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 411 East Wisconsin MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 411East Wisconsin Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 411East Wisconsin Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicerfor the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Corporate WoodsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Corporate WoodsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett Place B4 Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Moffett Place B4 Mortgage Loan prior to May 10, 2023, K-StarAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Moffett Place B4 MortgageLoan on and after May 10, 2023, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Moffett Place B4 Mortgage Loan, and Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Moffett Place B4 Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 22, 2024

 

 

/s/Anthony Sfarra

AnthonySfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)