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

 

 

I, James Buccola, certifythat:

 

1. I have reviewed this reporton Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of theperiod covered by this report on Form 10-K of the CFCRE 2016-C7 Mortgage Trust(the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, theExchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untruestatement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to makethe statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statementswere made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, allof the distribution, servicing and other information required to be providedunder Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in theExchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge andthe servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 ofRegulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports,the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreementsin all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports onassessment 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 the certificationsabove, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the followingunaffiliated parties:

 

Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer,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 FunctionParticipant for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Residence Inn byMarriott LAX Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Residence 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, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the 681 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 681Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: October 12, 2018

 

 

/s/ James Buccola

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)