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 reporton Form 10-K of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C39 (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:

 

Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, asOperating Advisor prior to December 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC. as OperatingAdvisor on and after December 14, 2022, 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, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 245 Park AvenueMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 245Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan prior to December 14, 2022,BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan on andafter December 14, 2022, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the iStar Leased FeePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer forthe iStar Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors,LLC, as Operating Advisor for the iStar Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loanprior to December 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the iStarLeased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after December 14, 2022,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the iStar Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Yeshiva University Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Argentic ServicesCompany LP, as Special Servicer for the Yeshiva University Portfolio MortgageLoan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the YeshivaUniversity Portfolio Mortgage Loan prior to December 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Yeshiva University Portfolio Mortgage Loan on andafter December 14, 2022, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Yeshiva UniversityPortfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Del Amo Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, successor toCohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrustBank, as Special Servicer for the Del Amo Fashion Center Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Del Amo FashionCenter Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Del Amo Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the DelAmo Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Marble Hall Gardens Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the Marble Hall Gardens Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Marble Hall Gardens Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Marble HallGardens Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Marble Hall GardensMortgage 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, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the Two Independence SquareMortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the TwoIndependence Square Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Two Independence Square Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Two Independence Square Mortgage Loan, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the First Stamford PlaceMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the FirstStamford Place Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Long Island Prime Portfolio - Uniondale MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Long IslandPrime Portfolio - Uniondale Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Long Island Prime Portfolio - Uniondale MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the LongIsland Prime Portfolio - Uniondale Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Long Island Prime Portfolio – Uniondale Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Lakeside Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, DeutscheBank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for the Lakeside Shopping CenterMortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Custodian for theLakeside Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Lakeside Shopping Center Mortgage Loan prior toDecember 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Lakeside ShoppingCenter Mortgage Loan on and after December 14, 2022, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the Lakeside Shopping Center MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the UniversityCenter Chicago Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the University Center Chicago Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the University Center Chicago Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the UniversityCenter Chicago Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theUniversity Center Chicago Mortgage Loan, Greystone Servicing Company LLC (assuccessor to C-III Asset Management LLC), as Special Servicer for the HiltonGarden Inn Chicago/North Loop Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Hilton Garden Inn Chicago/North Loop MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Hilton GardenInn Chicago/North Loop Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Hilton Garden Inn Chicago/North Loop MortgageLoan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Hilton Garden Inn Chicago/NorthLoop Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 14,2023

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)