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 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 my knowledge,all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to beprovided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included inthe 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, 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 Certificate Administrator for theLas Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Senior Trust Advisor for the Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Canyon Ranch PortfolioMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the CanyonRanch Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Canyon Ranch Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Canyon RanchPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Canyon Ranch Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Canyon Ranch Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, 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, as Custodianfor the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asTrust Advisor for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Beverly Connection Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Beverly Connection Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the BeverlyConnection Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Beverly Connection Mortgage Loan, and Situs Holdings, LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Beverly Connection Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 21, 2019

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)