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

 

I,Kunal K. Singh, certify that:

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| 1.     | I have reviewed this report  on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of  the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the JPMBB Commercial  Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C23 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| 2.     | Based on my knowledge, the  Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to  make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such  statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by  this report;                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| 3.     | Based on my knowledge, all  of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided  under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the  Exchange Act periodic reports;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| 4.     | Based on my knowledge and  the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of  Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports,  the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements  in all material respects; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| 5.     | All of the reports on assessment  of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their  related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing  criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report  in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18  and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as  otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance  described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K. |
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Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, CWCapital Asset ManagementLLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asSenior Trust Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Las Catalinas Mall Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicerfor 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 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, 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: March 22, 2017

 

/s/ Kunal K. SinghPresident and Chief Executive Officer

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)