EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh,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 JPMBBCommercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C23 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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 fact necessaryto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which suchstatements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport;

 

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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer prior to July 5, 2018 and Special Servicer for the WyvernwoodApartments Mortgage Loan and the Residence Inn Midtown East Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer on and after July 5, 2018(except for the Wyvernwood Apartments Mortgage Loan and the Residence InnMidtown East Mortgage Loan), Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Senior Trust Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.,as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Las CatalinasMall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as SeniorTrust Advisor for the Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the LasCatalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Canyon Ranch Portfolio MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Canyon RanchPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Canyon Ranch Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator for the Canyon Ranch PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theCanyon Ranch Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Canyon Ranch Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Canyon RanchPortfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Canyon Ranch Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Columbus Square PortfolioMortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for theColumbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the ColumbusSquare Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor for the Columbus Square Portfolio MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Columbus SquarePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Beverly Connection MortgageLoan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Beverly ConnectionMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee andCertificate Administrator for the Beverly Connection Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Beverly Connection MortgageLoan, and Situs Holdings, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Beverly ConnectionMortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: October 31,2019

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)