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

 

I,Kunal K. Singh, certify that:

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| 1.     | I have reviewed this report  on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of  the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the JPMDB Commercial  Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-C2 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| 2.     | Based on my knowledge, the  Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to  make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such  statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by  this report;                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| 3.     | Based on my knowledge, all  of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided  under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the  Exchange Act periodic reports;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| 4.     | Based on my knowledge and  the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of  Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports,  the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements  in all material respects; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| 5.     | All of the reports on  assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities  and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with  servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in  this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act  Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report,  except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of  noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on  Form 10-K. |
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Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor,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 Equity InnsPortfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the EquityInns Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Equity Inns Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator for the Equity Inns PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theEquity Inns Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Equity Inns Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Equity Inns Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Equity Inns Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 787 Seventh Avenue MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the 787Seventh Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 787 Seventh Avenue Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust CompanyAmericas, as Certificate Administrator for the 787 Seventh Avenue MortgageLoan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Custodian for the 787 SeventhAvenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the 787 Seventh Avenue Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 787 SeventhAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Naples Grande Beach Resort Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the NaplesGrande Beach Resort Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Naples Grande Beach Resort Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Naples Grande BeachResort Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Naples Grande Beach Resort Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Naples Grande Beach Resort Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Naples Grande Beach Resort Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Naples Grande Beach Resort MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the SunMHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Sun MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Sun MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Deutsche BankTrust Company Americas, as Certificate Administrator for the Sun MHC PortfolioMortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Custodian for the SunMHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Sun MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Sun MHCPortfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Sun MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Sanofi Office ComplexMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theSanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator for the Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Sanofi Office ComplexMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theSanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Sanofi Office Complex MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theSanofi Office Complex 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 Certificate Administrator forthe Williamsburg Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Williamsburg Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the WilliamsburgPremium Outlets Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.,as Servicing Function Participant for the Williamsburg Premium Outlets MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theWilliamsburg Premium Outlets Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Hall Office Park A1/G1/G3 MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Hall Office Park A1/G1/G3 Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Hall Office Park A1/G1/G3Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the Hall Office Park A1/G1/G3 Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Hall Office Park A1/G1/G3Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theHall Office Park A1/G1/G3 Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Hall Office ParkA1/G1/G3 Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Hall Office Park A1/G1/G3 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Palisades Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for thePalisades Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Palisades Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator for the Palisades Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the PalisadesCenter Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Palisades Center Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Palisades CenterMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe One Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the One Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank TrustCompany Americas, as Trustee for the One Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator 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, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe One Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the One Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan.

 

Dated: March 27, 2017

 

/s/ Kunal K. SinghPresident and Chief Executive Officer

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)