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 in respectof the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Wells Fargo CommercialMortgage Trust 2017-C40 (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 my knowledge,all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to beprovided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included inthe 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 thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

C-III AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the iStarLeased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe iStar Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors,LLC, as Operating Advisor for the iStar Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Magnolia Hotel Denver Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Magnolia Hotel Denver Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real EstateAdvisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Magnolia Hotel Denver MortgageLoan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Del Amo FashionCenter Mortgage Loan, Cohen Financial, a Division of SunTrust Bank, as SpecialServicer for the Del Amo Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Del Amo Fashion Center Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Del Amo FashionCenter Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theStarwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the 225 & 233 Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 225 & 233 ParkAvenue South Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 225 & 233 Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe 225 & 233 Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the 225 & 233 Park Avenue South MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Mall ofLouisiana Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Mall ofLouisiana Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Pleasant Prairie Premium OutletsMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for thePleasant Prairie Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodianfor the Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Pleasant PrairiePremium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Atrisco Plaza Shopping CenterMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Atrisco Plaza Shopping Center MortgageLoan, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the AtriscoPlaza Shopping Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 17, 2020

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)