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 report onForm 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, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Starwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Starwood 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, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 237 Park AvenueMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 237 Park Avenue MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 237Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 237 Park AvenueMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Great Valley Commerce Center MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Great Valley Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Great Valley CommerceCenter Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Great Valley Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Great Valley Commerce Center Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Great Valley Commerce Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Mallof Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Mall of Louisiana MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Mall ofLouisiana Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 222 Second StreetMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 222Second Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 222 Second StreetMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the CorporateWoods Portfolio 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, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, 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: March 9, 2023

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch, III

Leland F. Bunch, III

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)