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                             June 21, 2021

       J. Christopher Douglas
       Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
       Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
       3310 West End Avenue, Suite 700
       Nashville, TN 37203

                                                        Re: Healthcare Realty
Trust Incorporated
                                                            Form 10-K for the
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020
                                                            Filed February 10,
2021
                                                            Form 8-K Filed May
5, 2021
                                                            File No. 001-11852

       Dear Mr. Douglas:

             We have reviewed your filing and have the following comment. In
our comment, we
       may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand
your disclosure.

              Please respond to the comment within ten business days by
providing the requested
       information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If
you do not believe our
       comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in
your response.

                                                        After reviewing your
response to the comment, we may have additional comments.

       Form 8-K filed May 5, 2021

       Exhibits

   1.                                                   We note your disclosure
of the value of your real estate properties in Exhibit 99.1. Please
                                                        tell us what
consideration you gave to disclosing the valuation methodologies used, to
                                                        disclosing significant
assumptions and inputs that were used in your valuation, and to
                                                        providing a sensitivity
analysis for such assumptions and inputs.
 J. Christopher Douglas
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
June 21, 2021
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        We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for
the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action
or absence of
action by the staff.

       You may contact Frank Knapp, Staff Accountant at (202) 551-3805 or
Jennifer Monick,
Assistant Chief Accountant at (202) 551-3295 if you have questions.



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Comapany NameHealthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
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Corporation Finance
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