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

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the JPMBBCommercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-C1 (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 fact necessaryto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which suchstatements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport;

 

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, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, TorchlightLoan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 32 Avenue of the AmericasMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 32Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Certificate Administrator for the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 32 Avenue of theAmericas Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor forthe 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 32 Avenue of theAmericas Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 32 Avenue of the Americas Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 7700 Parmer Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the 7700 Parmer Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 7700 Parmer Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the 7700 Parmer MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 7700 ParmerMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 7700Parmer Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the 7700 Parmer Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 7700 Parmer MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The 9Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for The 9 Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for The 9 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator for The 9 Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for The 9 Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for The 9 Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for The 9 Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for The 9 Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the 5 Penn Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the 5 Penn Plaza Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the 5 Penn Plaza Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the 5Penn Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the 5 Penn Plaza Mortgage Loan, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 5 Penn Plaza Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 20, 2018

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)