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, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer of the Wyvernwood Apartments MortgageLoan and the Residence Inn Midtown East Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Las Catalinas Mall MortgageLoan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Las Catalinas MallMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the LasCatalinas 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 Custodian for the Canyon Ranch Portfolio MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for the CanyonRanch Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor forthe 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, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Beverly Connection Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Beverly Connection Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Beverly Connection Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Beverly Connection Mortgage Loan,Situs Holdings, LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for the Beverly ConnectionMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Columbus Square PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theColumbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as SeniorTrust Advisor for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for theColumbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 19, 2020

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)