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

 

 

I,Kunal K. Singh, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theJPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-C4 (the "Exchange Actperiodic reports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Westfield San Francisco CentreMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Westfield San Francisco CentreMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theWestfield San Francisco Centre Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust CompanyAmericas, as Custodian for the Westfield San Francisco Centre Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for the WestfieldSan Francisco Centre Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 693 Fifth Avenue MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the 693 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the 693 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 693 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the693 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 693Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 10 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 10 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the 10 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 10 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 10 Hudson YardsMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the 10 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 9 West 57thStreet Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the 9 West 57th Street MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for the 9West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 9 West57th Street Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 1 Kaiser Plaza Mortgage Loan,Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 1 Kaiser PlazaMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 1Kaiser Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 1 Kaiser Plaza Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 1 Kaiser Plaza Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe 1 Kaiser Plaza Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Salesforce TowerMortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer for theSalesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Salesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Salesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Salesforce Tower Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Salesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 60 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the 60Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 60 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 60 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 60 Madison Avenue MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 60Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 60Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Moffett Gateway MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Moffett GatewayMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theMoffett Gateway Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 12, 2024

 

 

/s/Kunal K. Singh

KunalK. Singh

Presidentand Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)