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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra,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 Wells Fargo CommercialMortgage Trust 2016-NXS5 (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 my knowledge,all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to beprovided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included inthe 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:

 

Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Park Bridge Lender Services 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 Special Servicer forthe One Court Square Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the One Court Square Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asTrust Advisor for the One Court Square Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the One CourtSquare Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the One Court Square Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Keurig Green Mountain Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Keurig GreenMountain Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor for theKeurig Green Mountain Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Keurig Green Mountain MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theKeurig Green Mountain Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 10 South LaSalle Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 10 South LaSalle Street Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 10 South LaSalleStreet Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the 10 South LaSalle Street Mortgage Loan,and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 10South LaSalle Street Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 21, 2018

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)