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 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, 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 for the GLP Industrial Portfolio A Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the GLP Industrial Portfolio A MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Ellenton Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Ellenton Premium Outlets MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the EllentonPremium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Ellenton Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Ellenton Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Penn Square MallMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Penn Square Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Penn Square Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Penn Square Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Penn Square Mall Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Penn Square Mall Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 20, 2020

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch,III

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)