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

 

 

I, Leland F. Bunch, III, 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 reporton Form 10-K of the Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2017 C34(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, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator on and after November 1,2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Starwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for theStarwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Starwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Starwood CapitalHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Starwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Starwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 237 Park AvenueMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 237Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Great Valley Commerce CenterMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Great Valley Commerce Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Great ValleyCommerce Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Great Valley Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Great Valley Commerce CenterMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Great Valley Commerce CenterMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Mall of LouisianaMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Mallof Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Mall of LouisianaMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loanon and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 222 Second StreetMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 222Second Street Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theCorporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Corporate Woods PortfolioMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Corporate Woods PortfolioMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theCorporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Corporate WoodsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Visions Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Visions Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Visions HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Visions HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Visions Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Visions Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theVisions Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the 9-19 9th Avenue Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the 9-19 9th Avenue Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 9-19 9th AvenueMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 9-19 9th Avenue MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 9-19 9th AvenueMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe 9-19 9th Avenue Mortgage Loan, and U.S. Bank National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the 9-19 9th Avenue Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March8, 2022

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch, III

Leland F. Bunch, III

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)