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 reporton Form 10-K of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C37 (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 servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

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

 

LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as OperatingAdvisor prior to December 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor on andafter December 14, 2022, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan,Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for the 80 Park Plaza MortgageLoan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Custodian for the 80 Park PlazaMortgage Loan, Fintech Trust Advisors LLC d.b.a. CRED iQ, as Operating Advisorfor the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for thePotomac Mills Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 16,2023

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)