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Page 2 — Health Care Properties Quarterly — October 2017
Contents Letter from the Editor
A s 2017 nears the finish line,
the health care and senior
property market remains
one of Colorado’s strongest
asset classes.
The strength within Colorado’s
market mirrors that of the national
market, in which the aging U.S.
population, pressure for health
care providers to cut costs and new
technologies have boosted demand
for medical office
properties, accord-
ing to a report
from CBRE.
The report noted
that the 65-plus
population will
nearly double
between 2015 and
2055 to more than
92 million and
comprise nearly 23 percent of the
country’s total population – it’s a
staggering number that prompts
questions as to where this popula-
tion will go, what will medical office
buildings and senior facilities look
like and even how medical care will
be delivered in the future.
While 2055 is still distant on the
horizon, professionals within the
health care sector already are look-
ing at the various answers to these
questions.
In this issue, CBRE gives a market
snapshot of metro Denver area’s
medical office buildings in which
vacancy has declined as lease rates,
net absorption, construction levels
and completions all have risen.
While Denver’s vacancy rate ended
the first half of 2017 with a 9.4
percent vacancy rate – above the
national MOB average of 8 percent –
the market has seen a 41.6 percent
increase in absorption compared
with the first half of 2016.
The design of the medical office
building of today, tomorrow and the
future is a hot topic – as evidenced
by the articles of a number of con-
tributors to this issue. The authors
discuss how technology, the chang-
ing (and no-so-changing) needs and
wants of patients, and the influence
of outside industries are shaping
medical office buildings and health
care. Consensus among all though
is what always has been a keystone
to successful development – listen-
ing to clients.
Additionally, the issue includes a
look at the senior housing and care
market as well as a new feature –
a by-the-numbers look at is what
is happening within the indus-
try.
By the numbers gives a detailed
look at Colorado’s senior hous-
ing past and present while articles
cover topics such as successful
operations in memory care, ways
to attract millennials to the senior
housing workforce and design
trends within the industry.
It’s a great issue to wrap up 2017
and look ahead to what 2018 will
bring!
Thank you for reading!
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