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

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Kand all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period coveredby this report on Form 10-K of the COMM 2016-CCRE28 Mortgage Trust (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Actperiodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of thedistribution, servicing and other information required to be provided underForm 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Actperiodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicercompliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB,and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicershave fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all materialrespects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and theirrelated attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities required to be included in this report inaccordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to

this report, except as otherwise disclosed inthis report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reportshave been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I havereasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliatedparties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodianon and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Equity Inns PortfolioMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Equity InnsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe 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 Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Equity Inns Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Equity Inns Portfolio Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 32 Avenue of the Americas MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the 32 Avenue ofthe Americas Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for the 32 Avenue of theAmericas Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 32 Avenue of the AmericasMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, BerkeleyPoint Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, as Primary Servicer for theElement LA Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Element LA Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Element LA Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Element LA Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Element LA Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Element LA Mortgage Loan onand after November 1, 2021, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the FedEx Brooklyn Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the FedEx Brooklyn MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the FedEx BrooklynMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the FedExBrooklyn Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe FedEx Brooklyn Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe FedEx Brooklyn Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 14, 2022

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of thedepositor)