EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan,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 COMM 2018-COR3Mortgage Trust (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 myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the 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 tome by the following unaffiliated parties: 

 

Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the GrandHyatt Seattle Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Grand Hyatt Seattle MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator for the Grand Hyatt Seattle Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Grand Hyatt Seattle Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Grand HyattSeattle Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the LehighValley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator for the Lehigh Valley Mall MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the LehighValley Mall Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Lehigh ValleyMall Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Atlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan,LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Atlantic Times Square MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Atlantic TimesSquare Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the Atlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Atlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Atlantic Times SquareMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Atlantic Times Square Mortgage Loan, and NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Atlantic TimesSquare Mortgage Loan.

 

 

Dated: March 19, 2019

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)