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

 

 

I, Charles Y. Lee,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 CSMC 2016-NXSRCommercial Mortgage Trust (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 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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the St. Louis Premium Outlets MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the St. Louis Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for theSt. Louis Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the St. Louis Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for the St. Louis PremiumOutlets Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Soho-Tribeca Grand Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, C-III Asset ManagementLLC, as Special Servicer for the Soho-Tribeca Grand Hotel Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator for the Soho-Tribeca Grand Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Soho-Tribeca Grand HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Soho-Tribeca Grand Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Westfield Trumbull Mortgage Loan,C-III Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Westfield TrumbullMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee andCertificate Administrator for the Westfield Trumbull Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Westfield Trumbull MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the WestfieldTrumbull Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Bayshore Mall Mortgage Loan, C-III Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Bayshore Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the Bayshore MallMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theBayshore Mall Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Bayshore Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 9200 & 9220Sunset Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer forthe 9200 & 9220 Sunset Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 9200 & 9220 Sunset Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the 9200& 9220 Sunset Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 9200 & 9220 Sunset Mortgage Loan, and Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the 9200 & 9220 Sunset Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 21, 2019

 

 

/s/ Charles Y. Lee

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)