John G. Gustafson

John Gustafson is the healthcare and life science market leader for Newmark Knight Frank’s Denver office and its surrounding regions. He has also completed many notable owner-occupant and investment sales throughout his career. Since the start of his 20-year real estate career, Mr. Gustafson has acquired wide-ranging experience in development, sales, leasing, portfolio management, valuations and site selection. This storied career has given him the expertise to realize multiple solutions to complex and challenging transactions.

Mr. Gustafson relies on his detailed market knowledge, vast experience, relentless passion, far-reaching network and insight into economic indicators to provide his clients with many valuable resources. Throughout his career, Mr. Gustafson has developed a solid reputation for his client-focused approach to delivering best-in-class, customized and strategic real estate results.

Prior to joining Newmark Knight Frank, Mr. Gustafson led the Healthcare Properties Group for the Denver office of Grubb & Ellis. He also guided the development, sales and leasing for medical office buildings and hospitals at Aardex, a Colorado-based full-service developer. Since 1996, Mr. Gustafson’s experience has ranged from appraiser, broker, developer, investor and entrepreneur. This diversity of skills allows Mr. Gustafson to analyze deals from a variety of perspectives and thus provide a number of solutions.

Partial List of Sale Transactions

• 3300 East First Avenue, Denver 97,770 SF – $37.5 million
  
• Moreno Valley Medical Center, CA 60,000 SF – $15.6 million
  
• Greeley Medical Center, Greeley 98,834 SF – $15.0 million
  
• Mountain Vista Medical, Greeley 58,000 SF – $13.0 million
  
• 200 Spruce Street, Lowry 32,075 SF – $12.0 million
  
• Stapleton MOB, Denver 48,000 SF – $9.0 million
  
• Castle Pines Medical Center, Castle Rock 28,000 SF – $6.2 million
  
• 4865 Sterling Drive, Boulder 29,496 SF – $5.9 million
  
• 3650 East First Avenue, Denver 17,189 SF – $5.7 million
  
• 1 International Court, Broomfield 38,980 SF – $5.7 million
  
• 991 Southpark Lane, Littleton 18,022 SF– $3.9 million
  
• 1120 West South Boulder Road, Lafayette, 16,000 SF – $2.5 million
  
• 1 West Dry Creek, Littleton 11,683 SF – $2.0 million
  
• 1032 South Gaylord, Denver 5,500 SF – $2.0 million
  
• Capitol Hill Health Center, Denver 6,250 SF – $1.8 million
  
• Porter Medical Building, Englewood 19,000 SF – $1.5 million
  
• Orchard Medical Center, Littleton 28,970 SF – $1.3 million
  
• 1295 Colorado Boulevard 4 properties – $1.2 million

Partial List of Medical Lease Transactions

• 5890 West 13th – 52,948 SF (Banner)
  
• 12705 East Montview Boulevard – 38,311 SF (University of Colorado Hospital)
  
• 1999 Fitzsimons Parkway – 25,471 SF (VA)
  
• 1300 South Potomac – 20,787 SF (HCA/HealthONE)
  
• 8101 & 8111 East Lowry – 20,684 SF (Advanced Orthopedic & Denver Vail)
  
• 7575 West 103rd – 13,376 SF (Flagship Biosciences)
  
• 11960 Lioness – 13,352 SF (Advanced Orthopedic)
  
• 3333 South Wadsworth – 12,000 SF (Rocky Mtn G.I.)
  
• 1300 South Potomac – 9,020 SF (Health Images)
  
• 250 Max Drive – 8,791 SF (Centura)
  
• 1390 South Potomac – 8,471 SF (Advanced Dermatology)
  
• 991 Southpark – 6,435 SF (CereScan)
  
• 1300 South Potomac – 5,985 SF (Advanced Pediatrics)
  
• 8671 South Quebec – 5,866 SF (Ranch View Family)
  

Partial List of Development Experience

• Signature Centre, Golden – 186,000 SF
  
• Moreno Valley Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA – 130,000 SF
  
• Bioscience 3, Aurora – 116,000 SF
  
• Bioscience 2, Aurora – 112,000 SF
  
• Taxi 2, Denver – 90,000 SF
  
• Panorama Orthopedic, Westminster – 75,000 SF
  
• 1870 West 122nd Street, Westminster – 72,000 SF
  
• 8510 Bryant Street, Westminster – 60,000 SF
  
• Arista Medical Center, Broomfield – 60,000 SF
  
• Superior Medical Center, Superior – 60,000 SF
  
• 199 Cook Street, Denver – 50,000 SF
  
• Lafayette Medical Center, Lafayette – 40,000 SF
  
• VA Outpatient Clinic, Santa Maria, CA – 36,200 SF
  
• Taxi Freight, Denver – 30,000 SF
  
• 250 Max Drive, Castle Rock – 25,900 SF

Partial Client List

Professional Achievements

• Rookie of the Year, Grubb & Ellis, 2000
• Developing Leader Award, NAIOP

Education
Mr. Gustafson received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance with a concentration in real estate from the University of Colorado at Boulder. While attending the university, he was a two-year letter winner as part of the university football team.