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 BANK 2017-BNK7 (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 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:

 

National CooperativeBank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as GeneralSpecial Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Special Servicer,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theGeneral Motors Building Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the GeneralMotors Building Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the First Stamford PlaceMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the FirstStamford Place Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.,as Servicing Function Participant for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the FirstStamford Place Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the411 East Wisconsin Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, asTrustee for the 411 East Wisconsin Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust CompanyAmericas, as Custodian for the 411 East Wisconsin Mortgage Loan, Trimont RealEstate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 411 East Wisconsin MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 411 East Wisconsin Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the 411 East Wisconsin Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the Corporate WoodsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee 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,U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCorporate Woods Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett Place B4Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Moffett Place B4 Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Moffett Place B4Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Moffett Place B4 Mortgage Loan, and National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Moffett Place B4Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 23, 2020

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)