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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report onForm 10-K of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-LC25 (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessmentof compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required tobe included 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.

 

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

 

National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCBSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as ServicingFunction Participant, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 9 West57th Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Greystone Servicing CompanyLLC (as successor to C-III Asset Management LLC), as Special Servicer for the101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for the 101 Hudson StreetMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Gurnee Mills MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Gurnee MillsMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theGurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for theRedwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real EstateAdvisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loanprior to December 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the RedwoodMHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after December 14, 2022, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for the Redwood MHCPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Redwood MHC PortfolioMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the RioWest Business Park Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Rio West Business Park Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Rio West Business Park MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the RioWest Business Park Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the RioWest Business Park Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

 

Dated: March 13, 2023 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)