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 Morgan
          Stanley Capital I Inc.
 Attention:
          Warren Friend
 1585
          Broadway
 New
          York,
          New York 10036
  LaSalle
          Bank National Association
 Attention:
          Global Securities and Trust Services Group - Morgan Stanley Capital I,
          Inc.
          Series 2006-HQ8
 135
          S.
          LaSalle Street
 Chicago,
          Illinois 60603
 
 U.S.
          Bank
          National Association
 Attn:
          Morgan Stanley 2006-HQ8
 1
          Federal
          Street, 3 rd Floor
 Boston,
          MA 02110
  RE: Commercial
          Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-HQ8 (the “ Certificates ”)
 
 This
          Officer's Certificate and Annual Statement as to Compliance is furnished
          to you
          pursuant to Section 13.9 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the
          "Agreement"), dated as of March 1, 2006, among Morgan
          Stanley Capital I Inc. , as
          Depositor, Wells
          Fargo Bank, National Association, as
          Master Servicer, J.E. Robert Company, Inc., as Special Servicer, U.S. Bank
          National Association, as Trustee, and LaSalle Bank National Association
          as
          Paying Agent. All terms used herein shall have the meaning set forth for
          such
          terms in the Agreement.
 
 The
          undersigned Special Servicer Officer, on behalf of J.E. Robert Company,
          Inc.,
          hereby certifies:
 
 (i)
          a
          review of the activities of the Special Servicer during the calendar year
          2006
          or portion thereof and of its performance under this Agreement has been
          made
          under such officer’s supervision; and
 
 (ii)
          to
          the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Special Servicer
          has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement in all material
          respects
          throughout such year or portion thereof.
  J.E.
              ROBERT COMPANY, INC.
 By:
            /s/ Michael F. Cocanougher
 Michael
            F. Cocanougher
 Director
            of Special Servicing
 Special
              Servicer Officer
 
 Compliance
          Certification, Section 13.9
 MSCI
          2006-HQ8
 February
          28, 2007
 
  
 With
          copies to:
 
 Morgan
          Stanley Capital I Inc.
 Attention:
          Michelle Wilke, Esq.
 1585
          Broadway
 New
          York,
          New York 10036
 
 Wells
          Fargo Bank, National Association
 Attention:
          Commercial Mortgage Servicing
 45
          Fremont Street, 2nd Floor
 San
          Francisco, California 94105
 
 Wells
          Fargo Bank, National Association
 Robert
          F.
          Darling, Esq.
 633
          Folsom Street, 7th Floor
 San
          Francisco, California 94111
 
 Moody’s
          Investors Service, Inc.
 Attention:
          Structured Finance Commercial Real Estate Monitoring
 99
          Church
          Street
 New
          York,
          NY 10009
 
 Standard
          & Poor’s Ratings Services
 Attention:
          Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Manager
 55
          Water
          Street
 New
          York,
          NY 10041