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

 

 

I,Anthony Sfarra, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theWells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C37 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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. Basedon my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, 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, 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 priorto October 29, 2023, BellOak, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 80 Park PlazaMortgage Loan on and after October 29, 2023, Situs Holdings, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for thePotomac Mills Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 14, 2024

 

 

/s/Anthony Sfarra

AnthonySfarra 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)