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 reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the CD 2018-CD7 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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 servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit 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 reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

KeyBank National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, KeyBank National Association, asWestside NYC Multifamily Portfolio 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, 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, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theAventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Playa Largo Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer 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 Largo MortgageLoan, Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, asPrimary Servicer for the Riverwalk Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Riverwalk Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Trustee for the Riverwalk Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Riverwalk Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge 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 20, 2023

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)