EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Anthony Orso, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the CFCRE 2016-C4 Mortgage Trust (the “ExchangeAct periodic reports”);

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a

whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact oromit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, inlight of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosedin the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects;and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of RegulationAB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included asan exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

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

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, U.S. Bank National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, U.S. Bank National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, BerkeleyPoint Capital LLC, as Primary Servicer, Berkeley Point Capital LLC, as Primary Servicer for the NMS Los Angeles Multifamily PortfolioMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the NMS Los Angeles Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the NMS Los Angeles Multifamily Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the NMS Los Angeles Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the NMS Los Angeles Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the One Commerce Plaza Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicerfor the One Commerce Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the One Commerce Plaza MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the One Commerce Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the One Commerce Plaza Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the One Commerce Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participantfor the One Commerce Plaza Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the One Commerce PlazaMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Hyatt Regency St. Louisat The

 

 

Arch Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the AG Life Time Fitness Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the AG Life Time Fitness Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the AG Life Time Fitness Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the AG Life Time Fitness Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theAG Life Time Fitness Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the AG Life Time FitnessPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the AG Life TimeFitness Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the AG Life Time Fitness PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the GFH Brennan Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan,C-III Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the GFH Brennan Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the GFH Brennan Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator forthe GFH Brennan Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the GFH Brennan Industrial Portfolio MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the GFH Brennan Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the GFH Brennan Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the GFH Brennan Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the OZRE Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the OZRE Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the OZRE Leased Fee PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the OZRE Leased Fee Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the OZRE Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the OZRE Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the OZRE Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the OZRE Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 28, 2018

 

 

/s/ Anthony Orso

 

 

Principal Executive Officer

(senior officer in charge of securitizationof the depositor)