EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the JPMCCCommercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-JP4 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary 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 information required to beprovided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included inthe Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment 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 thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 9 West 57thStreet Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the 9 West 57thStreet Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 9 West 57th StreetMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Salesforce TowerMortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer for theSalesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee and Certificate Administrator for the Salesforce Tower Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Salesforce TowerMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theSalesforce Tower Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 80 Park PlazaMortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for the 80 ParkPlaza Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator for the 80Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Custodianfor the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Fresno Fashion Fair MallMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mall MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Fresno FashionFair Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mall MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Fresno FashionFair Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mall Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the FresnoFashion Fair Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, AEGON USARealty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian VillageMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theHilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Certificate Administrator for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Hilton HawaiianVillage Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the HiltonHawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Redwood MHCPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Redwood MHCPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Redwood MHCPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 1140 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC,as Special Servicer for the 1140 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 1140 Avenue of theAmericas Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the 1140 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the 1140 Avenue of the AmericasMortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the1140 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 1140 Avenue of theAmericas Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 1140 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2019

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)