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

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respectof the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the COMM 2016-CCRE28Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

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 myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the 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, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Harvey Building Products Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Harvey Building Products PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theHarvey Building Products Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Harvey Building Products Portfolio MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the HarveyBuilding Products Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Harvey BuildingProducts Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Harvey Building Products Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Equity InnsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the EquityInns Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Equity Inns Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Equity Inns Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Equity Inns PortfolioMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Equity Inns Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Equity Inns PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the 32 Avenue of the AmericasMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 32Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for the 32 Avenue of the AmericasMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 32 Avenue of the AmericasMortgage Loan, Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, asPrimary Servicer for the Element LA Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset ManagementLLC, as Special Servicer for the Element LA Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Element LA Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Element LA Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Element LA MortgageLoan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the FedEx BrooklynMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the FedExBrooklyn Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee forthe FedEx Brooklyn Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the FedEx Brooklyn Mortgage Loan, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the FedEx Brooklyn Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 16, 2020

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)