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

 

 

I, Leland F.Bunch,III, 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 Morgan Stanley Bank ofAmerica Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C28 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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, C-III Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the University WestApartments Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicerfor the University West Apartments Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the University West Apartments Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for theUniversity West Apartments Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the University West Apartments Mortgage Loan,Situs Holdings, LLC, as Trust Advisor for the University West ApartmentsMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the University West Apartments Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the University WestApartments Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Ellenton Premium OutletsMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theEllenton Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the Ellenton Premium OutletsMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theEllenton Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Ellenton Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the GLP Industrial Portfolio A MortgageLoan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the GLPIndustrial Portfolio A Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the GLP Industrial Portfolio AMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the GLPIndustrial Portfolio A Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Penn Square Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Penn Square Mall MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Penn SquareMall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the Penn Square Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Penn Square Mall Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participantfor the Penn Square Mall Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Penn Square Mall Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 19, 2018

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch,III

 

 

Chief ExecutiveOfficer and President

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)