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

I,Anthony Orso, , certify that:

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| 1.     | I have reviewed this report on  Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the  period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the CFCRE 2016-C7 Mortgage  Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| 2.     | Based on my knowledge, the Exchange  Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement  of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the  statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| 3.     | Based on my knowledge, all  of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided  under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange  Act periodic reports;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| 4.     | Based on my knowledge and  the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of  Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports,  the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements  in all material respects; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| 5.     | All of the reports on  assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities  and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with  servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in  this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act  Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report,  except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of  noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on  Form 10-K. |
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In givingthe certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided tome by the following unaffiliated parties:Midland Loan 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, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Fresno Fashion Fair MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for theFresno Fashion Fair Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Fresno Fashion Fair Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Fresno Fashion Fair Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Potomac Mills MortgageLoan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, 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, asCertificate Administrator for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Potomac MillsMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the ResidenceInn by Marriott LAX Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Residence Inn by Marriott LAX Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Residence Inn by Marriott LAX MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator forthe Residence Inn by Marriott LAX Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Residence Inn by Marriott LAX Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Residence Inn byMarriott LAX Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Residence Inn by Marriott LAX MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theResidence Inn by Marriott LAX Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary 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, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 681 Fifth Avenue MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 681 FifthAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee andCertificate Administrator for the 681 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the 681 Fifth Avenue MortgageLoan, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 681Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan.

 

Dated: March 27, 2017

 

/s/ Anthony OrsoPrincipal Executive Officer

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)