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 report onForm 10-K of the BANK 2017-BNK7 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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 as disclosedin the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled theirobligations 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:

 

National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank,N.A., as NCB Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, Argentic Services Company LP, asSpecial Servicer for the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan prior to July15, 2022, Green Loan Services LLC, as Special Servicer for the General MotorsBuilding Mortgage Loan on and after July 15, 2022, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee 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, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the First Stamford PlaceMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian 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, Deutsche Bank Trust CompanyAmericas, as Custodian for the 411 East Wisconsin Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real EstateAdvisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 411 East Wisconsin Mortgage Loanprior to December 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 411 EastWisconsin Mortgage Loan on and after December 14, 2022, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 411 East Wisconsin MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 411 East Wisconsin Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Special Servicer for the Corporate Woods PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theCorporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for theCorporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Corporate WoodsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Corporate WoodsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, 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, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Moffett Place B4Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 13, 2023

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)