EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the JPMDBCommercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-C4 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary 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 information required to beprovided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included inthe Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesand their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in thisreport in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except asotherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliancedescribed in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Westfield San Francisco Centre Mortgage Loan, PacificLife Insurance Company, as Special Servicer for the Westfield San FranciscoCentre Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Westfield San Francisco Centre Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust CompanyAmericas, as Certificate Administrator for the Westfield San Francisco CentreMortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Custodian for theWestfield San Francisco Centre Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Westfield SanFrancisco Centre Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Westfield San Francisco Centre Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 693 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the 693 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator for the 693 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the 693 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 693 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 10 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 10 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 10 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the 10 HudsonYards Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe 10 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 10 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 10 HudsonYards Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 9 West 57th StreetMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 1 Kaiser Plaza Mortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC,as Special Servicer for the 1 Kaiser Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the 1 KaiserPlaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe 1 Kaiser Plaza Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 1 Kaiser Plaza Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, 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 and Certificate Administrator for the Salesforce Tower Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Salesforce TowerMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theSalesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the 60 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the 60 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 60 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the 60 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the 60 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 60 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the 60 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 60 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator for the Moffett Gateway MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the MoffettGateway Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theMoffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.,as Servicing Function Participant for the Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, andNational Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the MoffettGateway Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2018

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)