EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra,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 Wells FargoCommercial Mortgage Trust 2016-LC25 (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 factnecessary 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 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:

 

CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan,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 Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Gurnee Mills MortgageLoan, C-III Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the 101 Hudson StreetMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 101Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 101 HudsonStreet Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan,TriMont Real Estate Advisors LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Redwood MHCPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Redwood MHCPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Rio West Business ParkMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the RioWest Business Park Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Rio West Business Park Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Rio WestBusiness Park Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Rio West Business Park Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 19, 2018

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)