EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh, 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 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C23 (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., asServicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian onand after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Las Catalinas MallMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for the LasCatalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theCanyon Ranch Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Canyon Ranch Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Canyon Ranch Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Canyon RanchPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Senior TrustAdvisor for the Canyon Ranch Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for the Canyon Ranch Portfolio MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Canyon Ranch Portfolio Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Beverly Connection Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Beverly Connection Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Beverly ConnectionMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theBeverly Connection Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Senior Trust Advisorfor the Beverly Connection Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theBeverly Connection Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Columbus SquarePortfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Columbus SquarePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisorfor the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan,and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loanon and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 8,2022

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

Kunal K. Singh

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)