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-Kand all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the periodcovered by this report on Form 10-K of the COMM 2018-COR3 Mortgage Trust (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Actperiodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light 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 thedistribution, servicing and other information required to be provided underForm 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Actperiodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicercompliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB,and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicershave fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all materialrespects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and theirrelated attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities required to be included in this report inaccordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwisedisclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described insuch reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I havereasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliatedparties:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator on andafter November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Grand Hyatt Seattle MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Grand Hyatt Seattle Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Grand Hyatt Seattle Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Grand HyattSeattle Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Grand Hyatt Seattle Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Grand Hyatt Seattle Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan prior to July 14, 2021, LNRPartners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for theLehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan on and after July 14, 2021, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Lehigh Valley MallMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theLehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Lehigh Valley Mall MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Atlantic Times SquareMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Atlantic TimesSquare Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Atlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Atlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Atlantic Times SquareMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Atlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan, and Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Atlantic Times SquareMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 11, 2022

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of thedepositor)