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-C37 (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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Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee, TriMont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust CompanyAmericas, as Trustee for the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCertificate Administrator for the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Deutsche BankTrust Company Americas, as Custodian for the 80 Park Plaza Mortgage Loan,TriMont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 80 Park PlazaMortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for thePotomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the PotomacMills Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee 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, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Walmart Shadow Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Walmart Shadow AnchoredPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Walmart Shadow Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Walmart ShadowAnchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Walmart Shadow Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

Dated: March 27, 2017

 

/s/ Anthony SfarraPresident

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)