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

 

 

I, Leah Nivison,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 GS MortgageSecurities Trust 2017-GS8 (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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Westin Palo Alto Mortgage Loan, Hudson Americas L.P., as Special Servicer for the Westin Palo Alto Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Westin Palo Alto Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Westin Palo AltoMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Westin Palo Alto Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Westin Palo AltoMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for theOlympic Tower Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicerfor the Olympic Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Olympic Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Olympic Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Loma Linda Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the LomaLinda  Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the Loma Linda  Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Loma Linda  Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Loma Linda  Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Loma Linda  Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Loma Linda  Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Petco CorporateHeadquarters  Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Petco Corporate Headquarters  Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Petco Corporate Headquarters Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for thePetco Corporate Headquarters  Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Petco Corporate Headquarters  MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Petco Corporate Headquarters  Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Petco CorporateHeadquarters  Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the 90 Fifth Avenue  Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 90 Fifth Avenue  Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 90 FifthAvenue  Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 90 Fifth Avenue  Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 90 Fifth Avenue  Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participantfor the 90 Fifth Avenue  Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the 90 Fifth Avenue  Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Long IslandPrime Portfolio - Uniondale  Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Long Island Prime Portfolio - Uniondale Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the LongIsland Prime Portfolio - Uniondale  Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Long Island Prime Portfolio -Uniondale  Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Long Island Prime Portfolio - Uniondale  Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Long Island Prime Portfolio - Uniondale  MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the LongIsland Prime Portfolio - Uniondale  Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Shops at Boardman Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Shopsat Boardman  Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Shops at Boardman  Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Shops at Boardman  MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Shops atBoardman  Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.,as Servicing Function Participant for the Shops at Boardman  MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Shopsat Boardman  Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Starwood Lodging Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Starwood LodgingHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee forthe Starwood Lodging Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Starwood Lodging Hotel Portfolio MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Starwood Lodging Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Starwood LodgingHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Cohen Financial, aDivision of SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Worldwide Plaza MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the WorldwidePlaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the WorldwidePlaza Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Esperanza Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Esperanza Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Esperanza MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the EsperanzaMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theEsperanza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Esperanza Mortgage Loan, and NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Esperanza MortgageLoan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 18, 2020

 

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

 

 

Chief ExecutiveOfficer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)