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 inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the CD 2018-CD7Mortgage 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 to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, 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, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Playa Largo MortgageLoan, LNR Partners, 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 Certificate Administrator forthe Playa Largo Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Playa Largo Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Playa Largo Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the PlayaLargo Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Playa Largo Mortgage Loan, Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/aNewmark Knight Frank, as Primary Servicer for the Riverwalk Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Riverwalk Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the RiverwalkMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theRiverwalk Mortgage Loan, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Riverwalk Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 20, 2019

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

 

 

President

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)