☐ Emerging growth company Form 8 K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

August 26, 2024
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity: 0001715846
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2017-C34
(Exact name of issuing entity)

Central Index Key Number of the registrant: 0001005007
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

c/o Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as agent for
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, MD 21045

(Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity)

(980) 386-8509
Registrant's Telephone number, including area code

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ Emerging growth company

☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised Financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

The 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 6.7% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date, is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loan combination that is being serviced and administered under the trust and servicing agreement, dated as of August 9, 2017, relating to the MSSG Trust 2017-237P filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 19, 2017 (the "MSSG 2017-237P TSA"). Pursuant to Section 7.1(e) of the MSSG 2017-237P TSA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, was removed as special servicer of the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan and LNR Partners, LLC ("LNR Partners"), a Florida limited liability company, was appointed as the successor special servicer of the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan under the MSSG 2017-237P TSA.

This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to record that, effective as of August 26, 2024, the 237 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan will be specially serviced, if necessary, pursuant to the MSSG 2017-237P TSA, by LNR Partners. The principal executive offices of LNR Partners are located at 2340 Collins Avenue, Suite 700, Miami Beach, Florida 33139 and its telephone number is (305) 695-5600.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.
(Depositor)