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

 

 

I, Helaine M.Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the CD2018-CD7 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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 my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded 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 materialinstances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed inthis report on Form 10-K.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

KeyBankNational Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asGeneral Special Servicer, KeyBank National Association, as Westside NYCMultifamily Portfolio Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theAventura Mall Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Aventura Mall MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the AventuraMall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Playa Largo Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Playa Largo Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Playa Largo Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Playa Largo Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Playa Largo MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for thePlaya Largo Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Playa LargoMortgage Loan, Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank,as Primary Servicer for the Riverwalk Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Riverwalk Mortgage Loan prior to April 27, 2023, K-Star AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the Riverwalk Mortgage Loanon and after April 27, 2023, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteefor the Riverwalk Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Riverwalk Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Riverwalk Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Riverwalk Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 18, 2024

 

 

/s/ Helaine M.Kaplan

Helaine M.Kaplan

President

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)