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 COMM2014-CCRE18 Mortgage 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, SitusHoldings, LLC, as Operating Advisor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Bronx Terminal MarketMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Bronx Terminal Market Mortgage Loan,U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Bronx Terminal MarketMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theBronx Terminal Market Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Southfield Town Center Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Southfield Town Center Mortgage Loan, U.S.Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Southfield Town Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator forthe Southfield Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Southfield Town Center Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Southfield Town CenterMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Southfield Town Center Mortgage Loan, and NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Southfield TownCenter Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 20, 2018

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

 

 

President

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)