EX-31Rule 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 on Form 10-D requiredto be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theWells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-LC25 (the "Exchange Actperiodic reports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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 informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5.All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded 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.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer prior to July 19, 2018, C-III AssetManagement, as Special Servicer on and after July 19, 2018, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 9 West 57th StreetMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 9 West 57th StreetMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the GurneeMills Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theGurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Gurnee Mills MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theGurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, C-III Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer forthe 101 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, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 101 Hudson Street 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, TriMont Real Estate Advisors LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Redwood MHC PortfolioMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Rio West BusinessPark Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theRio West Business Park Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Rio West Business Park Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Rio West Business Park Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Rio West Business Park Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:October 31, 2019

 

 

/s/Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)