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 JPMCCCommercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-JP4 (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, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, 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 Salesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Salesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Salesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Salesforce TowerMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theSalesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 80 Park PlazaMortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for the 80 ParkPlaza Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Custodian for the80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mall MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mall Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Fresno Fashion Fair MallMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the FresnoFashion Fair Mall Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the FresnoFashion Fair Mall Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mall Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Hilton HawaiianVillage Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Hilton Hawaiian Village MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the HiltonHawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Hilton Hawaiian VillageMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 1140 Avenue of the Americas MortgageLoan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 1140 Avenue of theAmericas Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe 1140 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 1140 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan,Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 1140 Avenue ofthe Americas Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the 1140 Avenue of the Americas MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 1140Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Redwood MHCPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 19, 2020

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)