EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-JP4 (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to statea material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 9 West 57th StreetMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 9 West57th Street Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Salesforce Tower MortgageLoan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer for the SalesforceTower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theSalesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Salesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Salesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Salesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 80 ParkPlaza Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trusteefor the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, asCustodian for the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Fintech Trust Advisors LLCd.b.a. CRED iQ, as Operating Advisor for the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Fresno FashionFair Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Fresno Fashion Fair MallMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theFresno Fashion Fair Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mall Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Fresno Fashion Fair MallMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Fresno Fashion Fair Mall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Fresno Fashion Fair Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management 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 Custodian for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the HiltonHawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Hilton HawaiianVillage Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 1140 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC,as Special Servicer for the 1140 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 1140 Avenue of theAmericas Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the 1140 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real EstateAdvisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 1140 Avenue of the AmericasMortgage Loan prior to December 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the 1140 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan on and after December 14,2022, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 1140Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 1140Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Redwood MHCPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan prior toDecember 14, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Redwood MHCPortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after December 14, 2022, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Redwood MHC Portfolio MortgageLoan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Redwood MHC Portfolio MortgageLoan.

 

 

 

 

 

Dated:March 15, 2023

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

Kunal K. Singh

President and Chief Executive Officer

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)