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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra,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 Wells FargoCommercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC16 (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 factnecessary 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 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:

 

LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, SitusHoldings, LLC, as Trust Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theJL Holdings-Burger King Portfolio-90 Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the JL Holdings-Burger King Portfolio-90 MortgageLoan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the JL Holdings-Burger KingPortfolio-90 Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the JL Holdings-Burger King Portfolio-90Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe JL Holdings-Burger King Portfolio-90 Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Woodbridge Center Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Woodbridge Center MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor for the Woodbridge CenterMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Woodbridge Center Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Woodbridge CenterMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for thePacific Design Center Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Pacific Design Center Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Pacific Design Center Mortgage Loan, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the Oak Court Mall Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Oak Court MallMortgage Loan, TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc., as Trust Advisor for the OakCourt Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Oak Court Mall Mortgage Loan, andNational Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Oak CourtMall Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2018

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)