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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C42 (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Lakeside Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, Deutsche BankTrust Company Americas, as Trustee for the Lakeside Shopping Center MortgageLoan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Custodian for the LakesideShopping Center Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Lakeside Shopping Center Mortgage Loan prior to December 14,2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Lakeside Shopping Center MortgageLoan on and after December 14, 2022, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Lakeside Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Bass Pro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Bass Pro & Cabela'sPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Bass Pro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the Bass Pro & Cabela's PortfolioMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Bass Pro & Cabela'sPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe One Cleveland Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the One Cleveland Center Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the One Cleveland Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the One Cleveland CenterMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the One Cleveland Center MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Laguna CliffsMarriott Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Laguna Cliffs Marriott Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Laguna CliffsMarriott Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Laguna Cliffs MarriottMortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for the 150West Jefferson Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 150 West Jefferson Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the 150 West Jefferson Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 150 West JeffersonMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the 150 West Jefferson MortgageLoan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Courtyard LosAngeles Sherman Oaks Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Courtyard Los Angeles Sherman Oaks Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Courtyard Los Angeles ShermanOaks Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Courtyard Los Angeles Sherman Oaks Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Courtyard Los Angeles Sherman Oaks Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicerfor the Moffett Towers II - Building 2 Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Moffett Towers II - Building 2Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theMoffett Towers II - Building 2 Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Moffett Towers II - Building 2 MortgageLoan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Moffett Towers II - Building 2Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 9,2023

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)