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-C37 (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:

 

LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, TrimontReal Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 80 Park PlazaMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 80Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee forthe 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administratorfor the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, asCustodian for the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors,LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA RealtyAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Potomac MillsMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for thePotomac Mills Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.,as Servicing Function Participant for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Potomac MillsMortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theHilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the HiltonHawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the Walmart Shadow Anchored PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theWalmart Shadow Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Walmart Shadow Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Walmart Shadow Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan, andNational Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the WalmartShadow Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 23, 2018

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)