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-C37 (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:

 

LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator on and after November 1, 2021, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC 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, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC,as Operating Advisor for the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA RealtyAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan prior toMarch 4, 2021, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Potomac MillsMortgage Loan on and after March 4, 2021, 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 on and after November 1, 2021, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian Village MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the HiltonHawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Hilton HawaiianVillage Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Hilton HawaiianVillage Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Walmart Shadow Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Walmart ShadowAnchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Walmart Shadow Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Walmart ShadowAnchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theWalmart Shadow Anchored Portfolio 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)