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 in respectof the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Wells Fargo CommercialMortgage Trust 2016-LC25 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

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 my knowledge,all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to beprovided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included inthe 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:

 

National CooperativeBank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, C-III Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer,National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Special Servicer, 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, C-III Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the 101Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 101Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Gurnee Mills MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, 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 OperatingAdvisor for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Redwood MHCPortfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the RioWest Business Park Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the Rio West Business Park Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating 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: March 18, 2020

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)