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

 

 

I,James Buccola, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theCFCRE 2016-C7 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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 informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded 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.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as MasterServicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee andCertificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, BerkeleyPoint Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, as Primary Servicer,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the FresnoFashion Fair Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Fresno Fashion Fair MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Fresno FashionFair Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Fresno Fashion Fair Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Potomac MillsMortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Potomac MillsMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for thePotomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian 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 Custodian for the Residence Inn byMarriott LAX Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Residence Inn by Marriott LAX Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Residence Inn by Marriott LAXMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Residence Inn by Marriott LAXMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Hilton Hawaiian VillageMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theHilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 681Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the 681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Trustee for the 681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 681 Fifth Avenue MortgageLoan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the 681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan.

 

 

Dated:March 11, 2024

 

 

/s/James Buccola

JamesBuccola

ExecutiveManaging Director

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)