This panel will explore how owners, developers, and healthcare partners are achieving the strongest return on investment when delivering speculative space for Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) and Medical Office Buildings (MOBs). As healthcare continues its shift toward outpatient care, the demand for flexible, speed-to-market facilities has increased—making strategic spec development both an opportunity and a risk.
Panelists will share real-world insights on market selection, programmatic flexibility, tenant readiness, and capital deployment strategies that drive faster lease-up, lower rework costs, and long-term asset value. The discussion will also address how evolving care models, physician alignment, and health system partnerships are influencing spec space design and location decisions.
A key component of the conversation will include the impact of Certificate of Need (CON) regulations, where applicable, and how early planning, regulatory awareness, and market timing can significantly affect project feasibility, approval timelines, and financial performance—particularly for ASC development.
This session is designed to equip stakeholders with actionable strategies to deliver compliant, market-responsive facilities that optimize returns while supporting the future of outpatient healthcare.

Lunch will be provided by DPR.