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

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the JPMDBCommercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-C7 (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 fact necessaryto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which suchstatements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport;

 

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:

 

Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA RealtyAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 245 Park AvenueMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 245Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 245 Park AvenueMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe 245 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the EIP Logistics Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the EIP Logistics Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the EIP LogisticsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the EIP Logistics Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the EIP Logistics Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe EIP Logistics Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the EIP Logistics Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Starwood Capital GroupHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Starwood Capital GroupHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Gateway Net Lease PortfolioMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Gateway NetLease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Gateway Net Lease PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe General Motors Building Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the General MotorsBuilding Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the General Motors Building Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the GeneralMotors Building Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Treeview Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Treeview Industrial PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theTreeview Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Treeview Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Treeview IndustrialPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Treeview Industrial Portfolio MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theTreeview Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Torre Plaza Mortgage Loan, CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Torre Plaza Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Torre Plaza MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Torre PlazaMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the TorrePlaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Torre Plaza Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Torre Plaza MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the FirstStamford Place Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the First Stamford Place MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the First StamfordPlace Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the First Stamford Place Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the FirstStamford Place Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Lightstone Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Lightstone Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Lightstone Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the LightstonePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Lightstone Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Lightstone PortfolioMortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Lightstone Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 23, 2020

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)