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 CD 2018-CD7 MortgageTrust (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 to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as GeneralSpecial Servicer, KeyBank National Association, as Westside NYC MultifamilyPortfolio Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteeand Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Aventura Mall MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the AventuraMall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant 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 Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Playa Largo Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Playa Largo Mortgage Loan, BerkeleyPoint Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, as Primary Servicer for theRiverwalk Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Riverwalk Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Riverwalk MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the RiverwalkMortgage Loan, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theRiverwalk Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 18, 2020

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)