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

 

 

I,Leland F. Bunch, III, certify that:

 

1. I havereviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to befiled in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theMorgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2017-C34 (the "ExchangeAct periodic reports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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 informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Starwood CapitalHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Starwood Capital HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan prior to May 5, 2023, K-Star Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Starwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan on andafter May 5, 2023, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theStarwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Starwood Capital Hotel Portfolio MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Starwood CapitalHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theStarwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the 237 Park AvenueMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 237Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Great Valley Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Great Valley Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Great Valley Commerce Center Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Great ValleyCommerce Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Great Valley Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Great Valley Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Mall of Louisiana 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, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Mall of LouisianaMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 222 SecondStreet Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the222 Second Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 222 SecondStreet Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 222 Second StreetMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Corporate Woods PortfolioMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Corporate Woods PortfolioMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theCorporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, 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 12, 2024

 

 

/s/Leland F. Bunch, III

LelandF. Bunch, III

Presidentand Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)