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 on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian onand after November 1, 2021, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the JL Holdings-Burger King Portfolio-90 Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the JL Holdings-Burger King Portfolio-90 MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the JLHoldings-Burger King Portfolio-90 Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., asServicing Function Participant for the JL Holdings-Burger King Portfolio-90 MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the JL Holdings-Burger King Portfolio-90Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Woodbridge Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Woodbridge Center Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor for the Woodbridge Center MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for theWoodbridge Center Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theWoodbridge Center Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, 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, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Oak Court Mall Mortgage Loan prior to December 9, 2021,Greystone Servicing Company LLC, as Special Servicer for the Oak Court MallMortgage Loan on and after December 9, 2021, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Oak Court Mall Mortgage Loan, Trimont RealEstate Advisors, LLC (f/k/a TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc.), as TrustAdvisor for the Oak Court Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., asServicing Function Participant for the Oak Court Mall Mortgage Loan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Oak Court Mall Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 14, 2022

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)