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

 

I, Anthony Orso, certifythat:

 

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 bythis report on Form 10-K of the CFCRE 2016-C4 Mortgage Trust (the “Exchange Act periodic reports”);

 

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

 

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

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, andexcept as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicingagreements in all material respects; and

 

5.All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestationreports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this reportin accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange 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 of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliatedparties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee,U.S. Bank National Association, as Certificate Administrator, U.S. Bank National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC , as Special Servicer for the NMS Los AngelesMultifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for theNMS Los Angeles Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the NMS Los AngelesMultifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the NMS Los Angeles MultifamilyPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the One Commerce Plaza Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the One Commerce Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the One Commerce Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator forthe One Commerce Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the One Commerce Plaza MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the One Commerce Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the One Commerce Plaza Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the One Commerce Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,as Special Servicer for the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,

 

 

 

 

as Certificate Administratorfor the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the HyattRegency St. Louis at The Arch Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Hyatt Regency St. Louisat The Arch Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Hyatt RegencySt. Louis at The Arch Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Hyatt Regency St. Louisat The Arch Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the AG Life Time Fitness PortfolioMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the AG Life Time FitnessPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the AG Life Time Fitness Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the AG Life Time Fitness Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the AG Life Time Fitness Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the AG Life Time Fitness Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.,as Servicing Function Participant for the AG Life Time Fitness Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the AG Life Time Fitness Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the GFH Brennan Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, C-III Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the GFH BrennanIndustrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the GFH Brennan Industrial PortfolioMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator for the GFH Brennan Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank,N.A., as Custodian for the GFH Brennan Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the GFH Brennan Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the GFH Brennan Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the GFH Brennan Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the OZRELeased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the OZRE Leased Fee Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the OZRE Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator for the OZRE Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the OZRE Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the OZRELeased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for theOZRE Leased Fee Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the OZRE Leased FeePortfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

Dated:  March 27, 2017

 

/s/Anthony Orso

 

PrincipalExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)