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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the BANK 2017-BNK7(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 the certificationsabove, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the followingunaffiliated parties:

 

National CooperativeBank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theGeneral Motors Building Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the GeneralMotors Building Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the General Motors Building 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 Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.,as Servicing Function Participant for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the FirstStamford Place Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the411 East Wisconsin Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, asTrustee for the 411 East Wisconsin Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCertificate Administrator for the 411 East Wisconsin Mortgage Loan, DeutscheBank Trust Company Americas, as Custodian for the 411 East Wisconsin MortgageLoan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 411 EastWisconsin Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the 411 East Wisconsin Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 411 EastWisconsin Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator 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 Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Corporate WoodsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Moffett Place B4 Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Moffett Place B4Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the MoffettPlace B4 Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Moffett Place B4 Mortgage Loan, andNational Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the MoffettPlace B4 Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2018

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)