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

 

 

I, Julia Powell, 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 CSMC 2016-NXSR Commercial Mortgage Trust (the "ExchangeAct 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 servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to

this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

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

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,Greystone Servicing Company LLC (as successor to C-III Asset Management LLC),as Special 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 Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator on and after November 1,2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the QLIC Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the QLIC Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the QLIC Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the QLIC MortgageLoan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the QLICMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe QLIC Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the QLIC Mortgage Loan onand after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Gurnee Mills MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the GurneeMills Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Federal Way Crossings Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Federal Way Crossings Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Federal Way Crossings Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Federal WayCrossings Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Federal Way Crossings Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Federal Way Crossings Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC,as Special Servicer for the 681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the 681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 681 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 681Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, 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, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the WolfchaseGalleria Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Wolfchase GalleriaMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March15, 2022

 

 

/s/ Julia Powell

Julia Powell

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)