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

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh, 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 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-C7 (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:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Certificate Administrator on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian on and after November 1,2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 245Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan prior to April 13, 2021, Situs Holdings,LLC, as Special Servicer for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan on and afterApril 13, 2021, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 245Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Custodian for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the EIP Logistics Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the EIP Logistics Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the EIP LogisticsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the EIP Logistics Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the EIP Logistics Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the EIP LogisticsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the EIP LogisticsPortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theStarwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Starwood Capital Group HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the GatewayNet Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteefor the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Gateway Net LeasePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Gateway Net LeasePortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the General Motors BuildingMortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theGeneral Motors Building Mortgage Loan prior to July 26, 2021, Argentic ServicesCompany LP, as Special Servicer for the General Motors Building Mortgage Loanon and after July 26, 2021, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the GeneralMotors Building Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theGeneral Motors Building Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the TreeviewIndustrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Treeview Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Treeview Industrial Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the TreeviewIndustrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Treeview Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Treeview IndustrialPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Treeview IndustrialPortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Torre Plaza Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Torre PlazaMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the TorrePlaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Torre Plaza Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Torre Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Torre Plaza Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Torre Plaza Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the FirstStamford Place Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the First Stamford Place MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the First StamfordPlace 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 on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Lightstone Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Argentic Services CompanyLP, as Special Servicer for the Lightstone Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Lightstone Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the LightstonePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Lightstone Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Lightstone Portfolio Mortgage Loan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Lightstone Portfolio Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 9,2022

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

Kunal K. Singh

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)