UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 27, 2018

CNL Healthcare Properties, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland	000-54685	27-2876363
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

450 South Orange Ave.

Orlando, Florida 32801

(Address of Principal Executive Offices; Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (407) 650-1000

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) On February 27, 2018, Holly J. Greer tendered her resignation as general counsel, senior vice president and secretary of CNL Healthcare Properties, Inc. (the “Company”), effective as of March 16, 2018.

(c) Effective upon Ms. Greer’s departure, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Tracey B. Bracco to serve as general counsel, senior vice president and secretary of the Company. Ms. Bracco has served as assistant general counsel and assistant secretary of the Company since June 2014 and as vice president since March 2013. Ms. Bracco also has served as general counsel and secretary of CNL Healthcare Properties II, Inc., a public, non-traded REIT, since August 23, 2016 and as its vice president since January 2016, as well as vice president of its advisor, CHP II Advisors, LLC, since its inception on July 9, 2015. Ms. Bracco has served as deputy general counsel, real estate of CNL Financial Group Investment Management, LLC since March 2016, and previously served as assistant general counsel (April 2013 to March 2016), where she oversees CNL’s non-traded REITS, as well as supervising the acquisition and asset management functions relating to fund management for CNL. Ms. Bracco served as assistant general counsel and assistant secretary of CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., a public, non-traded REIT, from June 2014 and as vice president since March 2013 until its dissolution in December 2017 and as vice president of its advisor since November 2013. Prior to joining CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., Ms. Bracco spent six years in private legal practice, primarily at the law firm of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A., in Orlando, Florida. Ms. Bracco is licensed to practice law in Florida and is a member of the Florida Bar Association and the Association of Corporate Counsel. She received a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Florida and her J.D. from Boston University School of Law.

Ms. Bracco is employed by and receives compensation from affiliates of CNL Healthcare Corp.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CNL HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES, INC. a Maryland corporation
Dated: March 2, 2018	By:	/s/ Stephen H. Mauldin
		Stephen H. Mauldin Chief Executive Officer and President