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

 

 

I,Anthony Sfarra, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theWells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C42 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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. Basedon my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, 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, DeutscheBank Trust Company Americas, as Custodian for the Lakeside Shopping CenterMortgage Loan, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Lakeside ShoppingCenter Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Lakeside Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the BassPro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan prior to May 10, 2023, K-Star AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the Bass Pro & Cabela's PortfolioMortgage Loan on and after May 10, 2023, 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 Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Bass Pro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Bass Pro & Cabela's PortfolioMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the OneCleveland Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the One Cleveland Center Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,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 SpecialServicer for the Moffett Towers II - Building 2 Mortgage Loan prior to April24, 2023, K-Star Asset Management, as Special Servicer for the Moffett TowersII - Building 2 Mortgage Loan on and after April 24, 2023, 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 15, 2024

 

 

/s/Anthony Sfarra

AnthonySfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)