# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001686150
**File Stem:** 0001888524-25-010554
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 6497
**Document Hash:** 7f6aacae3b2a34dcb82a5aa3749b443e
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001888524-25-010554.hdr.sgml**: 20250624

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001888524-25-010554

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250624

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250624

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250624

**ABS ASSET CLASS**: Commercial mortgages

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C36
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001686150
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES [6189]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** Office of Structured Finance
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NC
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-206677-10
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251067913

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 301 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28228-0166
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 7043832556

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 301 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28228-0166

# **UNITED STATES <br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION <br> Washington D.C. 20549** 

# **FORM 8-K** 

# **CURRENT REPORT <br> Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934** 
**June 24, 2025**<br> Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity: 0001686150 <br> **Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C36**<br> (Exact name of issuing entity)

Central Index Key Number of the registrant: 0000850779 <br> **Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.**<br> (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0000312070 <br> **Barclays Bank PLC** <br> (Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0000740906 <br> **Wells Fargo Bank, National Association**<br> (Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001541214 <br> **C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC**<br> (Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001592182 <br> **LMF Commercial, LLC (formerly known as Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC)**<br> (Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001577313 <br> **National Cooperative Bank, N.A.**<br> (Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001505494 <br> **The Bancorp Bank, National Association (formerly known as The Bancorp Bank)**<br> (Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001542105 <br> **Basis Real Estate Capital II, LLC**<br> (Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

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| **New York**  | **333-206677-10**  | **38-4014723<br> 38-4014724<br> 38-7170470** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation of issuing entity)  | (Commission File Number of issuing entity)  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers)  |

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c/o Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as agent for<br> Wells Fargo Bank, National Association<br> 9062 Old Annapolis Road<br> Columbia, MD 21045<br> (Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity) (Zip Code)

**(212) 214-5600**<br> Registrant's Telephone number, including area code

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Title of each class**  | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Trading Symbol(s)**  | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Name of each exchange on which registered**  |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ Emerging growth company

☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised Financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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**Item 8.01 Other Events.**

The Easton Town Center Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 5.2% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date, is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loan combination that is being serviced and administered under the trust and servicing agreement, dated as of August 1, 2016, relating to the BBCMS 2016-ETC Mortgage Trust filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2016 (the "BBMCS 2016-ETC TSA"). Pursuant to Section 7.1(e) of the BBMCS 2016-ETC TSA, Situs Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, was removed as special servicer of the Easton Town Center Mortgage Loan and Torchlight Loan Services, LLC ("Torchlight"), a Delaware limited liability company, was appointed as the successor special servicer of the Easton Town Center Mortgage Loan under the BBMCS 2016-ETC TSA.

In the interest of transaction management, this Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to record that, effective as of June 24, 2025, the Easton Town Center Mortgage Loan will be specially serviced, if necessary, pursuant to the BBMCS 2016-ETC TSA, by Torchlight. Torchlight maintains its principal special servicing office at 90 Park Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, New York 10016 and its telephone number is 212-883-2800.

**SIGNATURES** 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.<br> (Depositor)

/s/ Anthony J. Sfarra<br> Anthony J. Sfarra, President

Date: June 24, 2025