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

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Kand all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period coveredby this report on Form 10-K of the COMM 2017-COR2 Mortgage Trust (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Actperiodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of thedistribution, servicing and other information required to be provided underForm 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Actperiodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicercompliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB,and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicershave fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all materialrespects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and theirrelated attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities required to be included in this report inaccordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to

this report, except as otherwise disclosed inthis report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reportshave been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I havereasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliatedparties:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian onand after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Colorado Center MortgageLoan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the ColoradoCenter Mortgage Loan prior to April 21, 2021, Argentic Services Company LP, asSpecial Servicer for the Colorado Center MortgageLoan on and after April 21, 2021, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Colorado Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Colorado Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Colorado CenterMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Colorado Center Mortgage Loan on and after November1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Mall of LouisianaMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theMall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Mall of Louisiana Mortgage Loan, and ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Mall of Louisiana MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 14, 2022

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of thedepositor)