UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

January 21, 2021
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity:  0001685212
COMM 2016-COR1 Mortgage Trust
(Exact name of issuing entity)

Central Index Key Number of the registrant:  0001013454
Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, MD 21045
(Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity)

(212) 250-2500
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)

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

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.

The Certificate Administrator made distributions to the Certificateholders on the January 12, 2021 Distribution Date. On January 21, 2021, the Certificate Administrator was advised that the Master Servicer had received payoff with respect to Loan #33 on Annex A-1 of the prospectus of the registrant relating to the issuing entity filed on October 20, 2016 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), resulting in an additional allocation of principal in the amount of $7,387,889.96 to the Class A-2 certificates.  Payments of such principal amounts were made to the holders of such Class A-2 certificates on January 27, 2021.

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.

Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation
(Depositor)