1009 W Howe St, Seattle, WA 98119

Commercial · Seattle · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA

One of 1,256 reachable commercial buildings in Seattle. Larger than 8% of commercial buildings in Seattle (median 13,352 SF), derived from assessor records.

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Building size: 1,423 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size: 816 SF, King County Assessor
Year built: 2018, King County Assessor
Stories: 4, King County Assessor
Predominant use: Live/Work Rowhome, King County Assessor
Assessed value: $711,500, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per building SF: $500/SF, derived from assessor records
Lot coverage: 174%, derived from assessor records
Vintage: 2010s vintage
Zoning: NC1-55 (M), King County
County use code: Single Family(C/I Use)

Nearby comparable buildings

Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.

400 W Garfield St, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 9,736 SF · built 1913
318 W Galer St, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 2,900 SF · built 1905 · assessed $506.90/SF
1007 W Howe St, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 1,411 SF · built 2018 · assessed $500/SF
313 W Galer St, Seattle · 0.3 mi · 2,338 SF · built 2009 · assessed $550/SF
223 W Galer St, Seattle · 0.3 mi · 48,113 SF · built 2014 · assessed $308.74/SF
315 W Galer St, Seattle · 0.3 mi · 2,338 SF · built 2009 · assessed $550/SF

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Sale history and market context

MakeMe Estimate: $841,386 (estimated market value), with a likely range of $712,989 to $1,028,727 (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Based on 139 verified arm's-length comparable sales (through 2026-05-29). Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

Last sold: 2019-02-21 for $728,000 (recorded arm's-length sale).

Current ownership dates to 2019 (about 7 years) per recorded transfers.

2019-02-21: $728,000 from Wick Homes LLC to Private party, rec. 20190306000861

2018-11-19: $1,052,000 from Wick Homes LLC to Private party, rec. 20181203001153

2015-12-18: transfer from Private party to Private party (non-market transfer), rec. 20151229000299

2015-12-17: $1,000,000 from Private party to Private party, rec. 20151229000300

2015-12-17: transfer from Private party to Private party (non-market transfer), rec. 20151229000298

Source: King County recorded sales extract; buyer and seller shown only when a company or organization. Individual names are withheld.

Value over time

Solid line: county appraised value per King County tax rolls. Shaded range: our modeled estimate for each year, built from recorded arm's-length sales in the building's segment; years without enough sales stay unmodeled. Dots: recorded arm's-length sales. Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

Land, site, and value history

Assessed value moved from $467,800 (2011) to $711,500 (2026), up 52% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $711,500 into $224,400 land and $487,100 improvements.

Zoning: NC1-55 (M) (per King County)

Lot: 816 sq ft

Water: Water District (per King County)

Sewer: Public (per King County)

Access: Public

Street surface: Paved

Floor and use mix: Residence 1,006 SF; Mixed Use Retail 417 SF (county building sections)

County districts report (schools, fire, sewer, council; on kingcounty.gov)

Permit history

2017-08-16: Building, New, declared value $562,809 (Complete), permit 6508469

2017-08-16: Building, New, declared value $476,274 (Complete), permit 6548545

2017-08-16: Demolition (Complete), permit 6548544

2010-07-20: Remodel, declared value $50,000 (Screened), permit 6238605

Source: King County permit records (newest first).