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 in respectof the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Wells Fargo CommercialMortgage Trust 2017-C42 (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 my knowledge,all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to beprovided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included inthe 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, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for theLakeside Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas,as Trustee for the Lakeside Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCertificate Administrator for the Lakeside Shopping Center Mortgage Loan,Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Custodian for the Lakeside ShoppingCenter Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Lakeside Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate 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, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 150 West JeffersonMortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer of theCourtyard Los Angeles Sherman Oaks Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee of the Courtyard Los Angeles Sherman Oaks MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor of the Courtyard LosAngeles Sherman Oaks Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant of the Courtyard Los Angeles ShermanOaks Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantof the Courtyard Los Angeles Sherman Oaks Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer of theMoffett Towers II - Building 2 Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee of the Moffett Towers II - Building 2 Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor of the Moffett Towers II- Building 2 Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant of the Moffett Towers II - Building 2 MortgageLoan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant of theMoffett Towers II - Building 2 Mortgage Loan. 

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2019

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)