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

 

 

I, James Buccola,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 CFCRE 2016-C7Mortgage 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:

 

Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, Berkeley Point Capital LLC,as Primary Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the FresnoFashion Fair Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the Fresno Fashion Fair Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator for the Fresno Fashion Fair MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the FresnoFashion Fair Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Fresno Fashion Fair Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Fresno Fashion FairMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Fresno Fashion Fair Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Potomac Mills 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, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participantfor the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Residence Inn by Marriott LAXMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theResidence Inn by Marriott LAX Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Residence Inn by Marriott LAX Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for theResidence Inn by Marriott LAX Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Residence Inn by Marriott LAX Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Residence Inn byMarriott LAX Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Residence Inn by Marriott LAX MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theResidence Inn by Marriott LAX Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan,AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Hilton HawaiianVillage Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator for the Hilton Hawaiian VillageMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theHilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Hilton HawaiianVillage Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the 681 Fifth Avenue MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 681 FifthAvenue Mortgage Loan, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the 681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 21, 2019

 

 

/s/ James Buccola

 

 

Chief ExecutiveOfficer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)