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

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reportson Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by thisreport on Form 10-K of the COMM 2018-COR3 Mortgage Trust (the "ExchangeAct periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodicreports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a materialfact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, inlight of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution,servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for theperiod covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliancestatements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and exceptas disclosed 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 withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestationreports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backedsecurities required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included asan exhibit 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 reasonablyrelied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Grand Hyatt SeattleMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Grand Hyatt Seattle Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Grand Hyatt SeattleMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theGrand Hyatt Seattle Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Grand Hyatt Seattle Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Grand Hyatt Seattle MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC,asSpecial Servicer for the Lehigh Valley MallMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theLehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Lehigh Valley MallMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Atlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Atlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Atlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Atlantic TimesSquare Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theAtlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Atlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan, and ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Atlantic Times SquareMortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 14, 2024

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of thedepositor)