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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra, 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 report onForm 10-K of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-LC25 (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 tostate a 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 servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessmentof compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required tobe included 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.

 

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

 

National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCBSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as ServicingFunction Participant, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian on and after November 1,2021, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 9 West 57thStreet Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Greystone Servicing Company LLC (as successor to C-IIIAsset Management LLC), as Special Servicer for the 101 Hudson Street MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 101 HudsonStreet Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as ServicingFunction Participant for the 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Gurnee MillsMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theGurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Redwood MHC PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theRedwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for the Redwood MHCPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Redwood MHC PortfolioMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Rio WestBusiness Park Mortgage Loan prior to November 15, 2021, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Rio West Business Park Mortgage Loanon and after November 15, 2021, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Rio West Business Park Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Rio West Business Park MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the RioWest Business Park Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the RioWest Business Park Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

 

Dated: March 11, 2022 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)