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 report onForm 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 on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the AventuraMall Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Aventura Mall MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theAventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Playa Largo Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Playa Largo Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Playa Largo MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Playa LargoMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for thePlaya Largo Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Playa Largo Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the PlayaLargo Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Berkeley Point Capital LLCd/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, as Primary Servicer forthe Riverwalk Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, 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 on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 11,2022

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)