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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra, 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 onForm 10-K of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC16 (the"Exchange Act 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 or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect 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 asdisclosed in 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 servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessmentof compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required tobe included 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.

 

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

 

LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Trust Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC., as Servicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the JL Holdings-Burger King Portfolio-90 Mortgage Loan,U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the JL Holdings-Burger KingPortfolio-90 Mortgage Loan prior to October 17, 2022, U.S. Bank Trust Company,National Association, as Trustee for the JL Holdings-Burger King Portfolio-90Mortgage Loan on and after October 17, 2022, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the JL Holdings-Burger King Portfolio-90 MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for the JLHoldings-Burger King Portfolio-90 Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe JL Holdings-Burger King Portfolio-90 Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Woodbridge Center Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Woodbridge CenterMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor for the WoodbridgeCenter Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Woodbridge Center Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Woodbridge Center Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Pacific Design Center Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Pacific Design CenterMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for thePacific Design Center Mortgage Loan, Greystone Servicing Company LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Oak Court Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Oak Court Mall Mortgage Loan, TrimontReal Estate Advisors, LLC (f/k/a TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc.), as TrustAdvisor for the Oak Court Mall Mortgage Loan prior to October 7, 2022, BellOak,LLC, as Trust Advisor for the Oak Court Mall Mortgage Loan on and after October7, 2022, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for theOak Court Mall Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the OakCourt Mall Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 17,2023

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)