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

 

I,Leland F. Bunch, III, 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 Morgan Stanley Bank of  America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C28 (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 information providedto me by the following unaffiliated parties:Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, C-III AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer, U.S. Bank 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 University West Apartments Mortgage Loan, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the University West Apartments MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the UniversityWest Apartments Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator for the University West Apartments Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the University WestApartments Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Trust Advisor for theUniversity West Apartments Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the University WestApartments Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the University West Apartments Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Ellenton Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Ellenton Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for theEllenton Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Ellenton Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings,LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Ellenton Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the GLP IndustrialPortfolio A Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the GLP Industrial Portfolio A Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the GLP IndustrialPortfolio A Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the GLP Industrial Portfolio A Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Penn Square Mall Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Penn Square MallMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the PennSquare Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator for the Penn Square Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Penn Square Mall MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Penn Square Mall Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Penn Square Mall Mortgage Loan.

 

Dated: March 27, 2017

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch, III 

Chief Executive Officer andPresident

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)