FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RESSLER RICHARD S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CIM Commercial Trust Corp [CMCT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 4700 WILSHIRE BLVD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/08/2016 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA 90010 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/08/2016   P(1)   480 A $ 16.19 19,009 D   Common Stock 01/11/2016   P(1)   480 A $ 16.32 19,489 D   Common Stock 01/12/2016   P(1)   480 A $ 16.9283 (5) 19,969 D   Common Stock               353,944 (2) I See foonote (3) Common Stock               95,440,000 (2) I See footnote (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RESSLER RICHARD S 4700 WILSHIRE BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA 90010	X	X

Signatures

/s/ Eric Rubenfeld, attorney in fact		01/12/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The purchases reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 14, 2015.
(2)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3)	These shares are owned directly by CIM Service Provider, LLC. The reporting person, together with Shaul Kuba and Avraham Shemesh, is a control person of CIM Holdings, Inc., which is the sole managing member of CIM Group, LLC, which is the sole equity member of CIM Service Provider, LLC. The reporting person, CIM Holdings, Inc. and CIM Group, LLC are indirect beneficial owners of 353,944 shares, subject to footnote (3) herein.
(4)	These shares are owned directly by Urban Partners II, LLC. The reporting person, together with Shaul Kuba and Avraham Shemesh, is a control person of CIM Holdings, Inc., which is the sole managing member of CIM Group, LLC, which is the sole manager of CIM Urban Partners GP LLC, which is the sole managing member of Urban Partners II, LLC. The reporting person, CIM Holdings, Inc., CIM Group, LLC and CIM Urban Partners GP, LLC are indirect beneficial owners of 95,440,000 shares, subject to footnote (3) herein.
(5)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $16.25 to $16.99, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to CIM Commercial Trust Corporation, any security holder of CIM Commercial Trust Corporation, or staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of the shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (5) herein.

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