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

 

I,Anthony Sfarra, 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 Wells Fargo Commercial  Mortgage Trust 2016-LC25 (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:

 

CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 9 West 57th StreetMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the 9 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 9 West 57th StreetMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the GurneeMills Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theGurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Gurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Gurnee Mills MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theGurnee Mills Mortgage Loan, C-III Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer forthe 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe 101 Hudson Street Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 101 Hudson Street 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, TriMont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Redwood MHCPortfolio Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Redwood MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

Dated:  March 27, 2017

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 President

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)