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 fact necessaryto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which suchstatements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport;

 

3. Based on myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the 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 Custodian for the Westfield San Francisco Centre Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Westfield San Francisco Centre Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Westfield San FranciscoCentre Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 693 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the 693 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 693 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the 693 Fifth Avenue MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 693 FifthAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 10 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC,as Special Servicer for the 10 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 10 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 10 Hudson Yards MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 10 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the 10 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo 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 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 for the 1 Kaiser Plaza Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 1 Kaiser Plaza MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 1 Kaiser PlazaMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Salesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, Torchlight LoanServices, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Salesforce Tower Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Salesforce TowerMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theSalesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Salesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 60 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the 60 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 60Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the 60 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 60 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 60Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 60 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Moffett GatewayMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theMoffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Moffett GatewayMortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Moffett Gateway Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 13, 2020

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)