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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-100041
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20220914

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000765880
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				330091377
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5050 SOUTH SYRACUSE STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80237
		BUSINESS PHONE:		949-407-0700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5050 SOUTH SYRACUSE STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80237

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HCP, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070911

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">September&nbsp;14, 2022</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>VIA EDGAR AND FEDEX</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Jennifer Gowetski and Amanda Ravitz</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Division of Corporation Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Disclosure Review Program</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">100 F Street, N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Washington, D.C.&nbsp; 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><B>Re:</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Healthpeak Properties,&nbsp;Inc.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>March&nbsp;17, 2022</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>File No.&nbsp;001-08895</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dear Mses. Gowetski and Ravitz:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Healthpeak Properties,&nbsp;Inc. hereby submits
this letter in response to the comment letter from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the &ldquo;Staff&rdquo;) of the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) dated August&nbsp;31, 2022. References to &ldquo;we&rdquo;, &ldquo;our&rdquo;
or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo; in this response are to Healthpeak Properties,&nbsp;Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We acknowledge the Staff&rsquo;s comments relating
to:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the reasons we believe our Board&rsquo;s leadership structure is appropriate given our specific characteristics
or circumstances, and the circumstances under which we would consider having the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
roles filled by a single individual, when stockholders would be notified of any such change, and whether we would seek prior input from
stockholders;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the role that the Independent Chairman plays in the leadership of the Board, including whether the Independent
Chairman may represent the Board in communications with stockholders and other stakeholders, or require Board consideration of, and/or
override our CEO on, any risk matters; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(3)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">our Board&rsquo;s administration of its risk oversight function, including the timeframe over which we
evaluate risks and how we apply different oversight standards based upon the immediacy of the risk assessed, whether we consult with outside
advisors and experts to anticipate future threats and trends, how often we re-assess our risk environment, how the Board interacts with
management to address existing risks and identify significant emerging risks, whether we have a Chief Compliance Officer and to whom this
position reports, and how our risk oversight process aligns with our disclosure controls and procedures.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Mses. Gowetski and Ravitz</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">September&nbsp;14, 2022</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
respectfully advise the Staff that we currently have robust policies and practices relating to the </FONT>topics raised by the Staff&rsquo;s
comments. As part of our ongoing corporate governance procedures and in light of the Staff&rsquo;s comments, we plan to further assess
our practices and disclosures with our Board at our upcoming quarterly meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Based
on </FONT>my conversation with Mr.&nbsp;Daniel Morris on August&nbsp;18, 2022, we understand that the Staff is not seeking sample disclosures
regarding these policies and practices or other detailed responses to the Staff&rsquo;s comments at this time. However, as requested by
the Staff, we hereby confirm that we will enhance the disclosures in the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement next year in accordance with
the topics above to more clearly address them, as well as any material developments to our risk oversight structure.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Thank
you for your consideration of the Company&rsquo;s response. Should you have any questions, please </FONT>contact Scott Graziano or me.
Our contact information is set forth below for your convenience.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Sincerely,</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Troy McHenry</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Troy McHenry</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Healthpeak Properties,&nbsp;Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(email:
<U>tmchenry@healthpeak.com</U></FONT> / phone: (720) 428-5050)</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">cc:</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Daniel Morris, Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Thomas M. Herzog, Chief Executive Officer, Healthpeak
Properties,&nbsp;Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Scott A. Graziano, Deputy General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary, Healthpeak Properties,&nbsp;Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(email:
</FONT><U>sgraziano@healthpeak.com</U> / phone: (949) 407-0700)</P>

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