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EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certification.


  I, Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:


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 COMM 2012-CCRE5 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic
    reports");

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;

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;

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

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.

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information
provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master
Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,
as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and
Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor,KeyCorp Real
Estate Capital Markets, Inc., as Primary Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Primary Servicer for the Eastview Mall and Commons Mortgage
Loan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Eastview Mall
and Commons Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the
Eastview Mall and Commons Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Eastview Mall and Commons
Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the
Eastview Mall and Commons Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as
Operating Advisor for the Eastview Mall and Commons Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic
Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for
the Eastview Mall and Commons Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as
Servicing Function Participant for the Eastview Mall and Commons Mortgage Loan.



Date:  March 28, 2014

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan
Helaine M. Kaplan
President
(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)