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-K and all reports on Form 10-Drequired to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the COMM 2016-DC2 Mortgage Trust (the "ExchangeAct periodic reports");

 

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

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements requiredin this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers havefulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backedsecurities required to be included in this report in accordance 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 in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Promenade Gateway Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Promenade Gateway MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Promenade Gateway MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Promenade Gateway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Promenade Gateway Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Promenade GatewayMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Promenade Gateway MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Promenade Gateway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Santa Monica Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Santa Monica Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,as Special Servicer for the Santa Monica Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the Santa Monica Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Santa MonicaMultifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Santa Monica Multifamily PortfolioMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Santa Monica MultifamilyPortfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Santa Monica Multifamily PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Williamsburg Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Williamsburg Premium Outlets MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Williamsburg Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Williamsburg Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Williamsburg Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Williamsburg Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Williamsburg Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Birch Run PremiumOutlets Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the Birch Run Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Birch Run Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Birch Run Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the BirchRun Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the BirchRun Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Birch Run Premium OutletsMortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 19, 2020

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

 

 

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization ofthe depositor)