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 inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Wells FargoCommercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C42 (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 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:

 

LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Lakeside Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust CompanyAmericas, as Trustee for the Lakeside Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, Citibank,N.A., as Certificate Administrator 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, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the LakesideShopping Center Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Lakeside Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Bass Pro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Bass Pro & Cabela's Portfolio MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Bass Pro &Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Bass Pro & Cabela'sPortfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Bass Pro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the One Cleveland CenterMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the OneCleveland Center Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the One Cleveland Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the One ClevelandCenter Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the One Cleveland Center Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Laguna Cliffs Marriott MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Laguna CliffsMarriott Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Laguna CliffsMarriott Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the 150 West Jefferson Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 150 West Jefferson Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 150 West JeffersonMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the 150 West Jefferson Mortgage Loan, and National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 150 West JeffersonMortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2018

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)