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 report onForm 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 servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessmentof compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required tobe included 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.

 

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 on and after November 1, 2021, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian on and after November 1, 2021, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Lakeside Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank TrustCompany Americas, as Trustee 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 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 on and after November 1, 2021, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the One Cleveland Center Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the One Cleveland CenterMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the OneCleveland Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the One Cleveland Center Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the One Cleveland Center Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, 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 on and after November 1, 2021, Argentic Services Company LP,as Special 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 Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe 150 West Jefferson Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 150West Jefferson Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, TorchlightLoan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Courtyard Los Angeles ShermanOaks Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theCourtyard Los Angeles Sherman Oaks Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Courtyard Los Angeles Sherman Oaks Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the CourtyardLos Angeles Sherman Oaks Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theCourtyard Los Angeles Sherman Oaks Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Moffett Towers II - Building 2 Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Moffett Towers II -Building 2 Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Moffett Towers II - Building 2 Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the Moffett Towers II - Building 2Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Moffett Towers II - Building 2Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 9,2022

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)