EX-31Rule 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 on Form 10-D requiredto be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theWells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C40 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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.All of 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:

 

C-IIIAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the iStar Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC,as Special Servicer for the iStar Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, TrimontReal Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the iStar Leased FeePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Magnolia Hotel DenverMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Magnolia HotelDenver Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Magnolia Hotel Denver Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Del Amo Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, Cohen Financial,a Division of Suntrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Del Amo Fashion CenterMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the DelAmo Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Del Amo Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theStarwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for theStarwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 225 & 233Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 225 & 233 Park Avenue South Mortgage Loan, Trimont RealEstate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 225 & 233 Park AvenueSouth Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the 225 & 233 Park Avenue South MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 225& 233 Park Avenue South 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,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Mall of LouisianaMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the Pleasant PrairiePremium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A.,as Certificate Administrator for the Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets MortgageLoan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Pleasant Prairie Premium OutletsMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for thePleasant Prairie Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the PleasantPrairie Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Atrisco Plaza Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Atrisco Plaza Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Atrisco Plaza Shopping Center Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Atrisco Plaza Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, and NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Atrisco PlazaShopping Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:November 5, 2019

 

 

/s/Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)