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

 

 

I,Leland F. Bunch, III, 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 theMorgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C32 (the "ExchangeAct periodic reports");

 

2. Basedon my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do notcontain 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.Based on 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:

 

WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Potomac Mills MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the PotomacMills Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian Village MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the HiltonHawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Hilton Hawaiian Village MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 191 Peachtree MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 191Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 191 Peachtree MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Wolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Wolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Wolfchase GalleriaMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theWolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Wolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Wolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the FedEx Ground Portfolio Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the FedEx Ground PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the FedExGround Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the FedEx Ground Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the FedEx Ground Portfolio MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the FedExGround Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the FedExGround Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the American Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the American Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the American GreetingsHQ Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theAmerican Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the American Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the American Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan,and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the American Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 8, 2024

 

 

/s/Leland F. Bunch, III

LelandF. Bunch, III

Presidentand Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)