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, exceptas otherwise 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, Torchlight Loan Services, 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, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe QLIC Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer forthe QLIC Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe QLIC Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the QLIC Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the QLIC Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the QLIC Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the QLIC Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the GurneeMills Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theGurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Gurnee MillsMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Federal Way CrossingsMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theFederal Way Crossings Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Federal Way Crossings Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Federal Way Crossings Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Federal Way CrossingsMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 681 Fifth Avenue MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 681 FifthAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe 681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Wolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Wolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Wolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Wolfchase Galleria MortgageLoan, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theWolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 23, 2020

 

 

/s/ Charles Y. Lee

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)