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

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Kand all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the periodcovered by this report on Form 10-K of the COMM 2017-COR2 Mortgage Trust (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Actperiodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of thedistribution, servicing and other information required to be provided underForm 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Actperiodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicercompliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB,and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicershave fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all materialrespects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and theirrelated attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities required to be included in this report inaccordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and15d-18 have been included as an exhibit tothisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I havereasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliatedparties:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Colorado CenterMortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, asSpecialServicer for the Colorado Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Colorado Center Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Colorado Center Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the ColoradoCenter Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Colorado Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Mall of LouisianaMortgage Loan, 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, and ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Mall of Louisiana MortgageLoan.

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: March 13, 2023

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officer in charge of securitizationof the depositor)