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

 

 

I,Kunal K. Singh, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theJPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-C2 (the "Exchange Actperiodic reports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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 my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

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

 

WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 787 Seventh Avenue Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the 787 SeventhAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe 787 Seventh Avenue Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, asCustodian for the 787 Seventh Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the 787 Seventh Avenue Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the NaplesGrande Beach Resort Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Naples Grande BeachResort Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Naples Grande Beach Resort Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Naples Grande Beach Resort Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Naples Grande BeachResort Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Naples Grande Beach Resort Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Naples Grande Beach Resort Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Hall Office Park A1/G1/G3Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Hall Office Park A1/G1/G3 MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Hall OfficePark A1/G1/G3 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Hall Office Park A1/G1/G3 Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Hall Office Park A1/G1/G3 MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the HallOffice Park A1/G1/G3 Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the HallOffice Park A1/G1/G3 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Williamsburg Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Williamsburg Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Williamsburg Premium Outlets MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the WilliamsburgPremium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Williamsburg Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Williamsburg PremiumOutlets Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Williamsburg PremiumOutlets Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Palisades Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Special Servicer for the Palisades Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Palisades Center Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Palisades CenterMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Palisades Center Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for thePalisades Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the One Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners,LLC, as Special Servicer for the One Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, DeutscheBank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for the One Harbor Point SquareMortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Custodian for the OneHarbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the One Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, and CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the One Harbor PointSquare Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 12, 2024

 

 

/s/Kunal K. Singh

KunalK. Singh

Presidentand Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)