EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Leland F. Bunch,III, 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 Morgan Stanley Bank ofAmerica Merrill Lynch Trust 2017-C34 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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 myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the 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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theStarwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for theStarwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the Starwood CapitalHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Starwood Capital Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Starwood Capital Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the 237 ParkAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 237 ParkAvenue Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the GreatValley Commerce Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Great Valley CommerceCenter Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee andCertificate Administrator 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, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 222 Second Street MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 222 SecondStreet Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the 222 Second Street MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 222 Second StreetMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the 222 Second Street Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 222 Second StreetMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Mall ofLouisiana Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the 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, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 9-19 9th Avenue Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Special Servicer for the 9-19 9th Avenue MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 9-19 9thAvenue Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator for the 9-199th Avenue Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 9-19 9th AvenueMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 9-19 9thAvenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the 9-19 9th Avenue Mortgage Loan, andNational Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 9-19 9thAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Corporate Woods Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the CorporateWoods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator forthe Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian forthe Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Corporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the VisionsHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Visions Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Visions Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator for the Visions Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Visions Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the VisionsHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Visions Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Visions Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 16, 2018

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch,III

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)