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

 

 

I, Leah Nivison, 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 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-GS8 (the "ExchangeAct 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 as disclosedin the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled theirobligations 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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator on and after November 1, 2021, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Westin Palo Alto Mortgage Loan, HudsonAmericas L.P., as Special Servicer for the Westin Palo Alto Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Westin Palo AltoMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theWestin Palo Alto Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Westin Palo Alto Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Westin Palo Alto Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Olympic TowerMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for theOlympic Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteefor the Olympic Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Olympic Tower Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Olympic Tower Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Loma Linda MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Loma LindaMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the LomaLinda Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Loma Linda Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Loma Linda Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Loma Linda Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Loma Linda Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the PetcoCorporate Headquarters Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Petco Corporate Headquarters Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Petco Corporate Headquarters MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the PetcoCorporate Headquarters Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Petco Corporate Headquarters Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Petco CorporateHeadquarters Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Petco CorporateHeadquarters Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 90 Fifth Avenue MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 90 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 90Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 90 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the 90 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 90 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the 90 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan onand after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Long Island Prime Portfolio - Uniondale Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Long Island PrimePortfolio - Uniondale Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Long Island Prime Portfolio - Uniondale Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Long Island PrimePortfolio - Uniondale Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Long Island Prime Portfolio - Uniondale MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the LongIsland Prime Portfolio - Uniondale Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Long Island Prime Portfolio - Uniondale Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Shops at Boardman Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Shops at Boardman Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Shops at Boardman Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Shops at BoardmanMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theShops at Boardman Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Shops at Boardman Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Shops at Boardman Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theStarwood Lodging Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Starwood Lodging Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the StarwoodLodging Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, asCustodian for the Starwood Lodging Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, 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, Situs Holdings, LLC,successor to Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger toSunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Worldwide PlazaMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theWorldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Esperanza Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Esperanza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Esperanza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Esperanza Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Esperanza Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the EsperanzaMortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Esperanza MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 14,2022

 

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

Leah Nivison

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)