117 SW 144th St, Burien, WA 98166
Small-Bay Industrial · Burien · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA
One of 119 reachable small-bay industrial buildings in Burien. Larger than 55% of small-bay industrial buildings in Burien (median 3,715 SF), derived from assessor records.
- Usable building area
- 4,160 SF, King County Assessor
- Lot size
- 17,850 SF, King County Assessor
- Year built
- 1987, King County Assessor
- Stories
- 1, King County Assessor
- Buildings on parcel
- 2, King County Assessor
- Predominant use
- Repair Garage, King County Assessor
- Assessed value
- $870,900, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
- Assessed value per usable SF
- $209.35/SF, derived from assessor records
- Usable area / lot
- 0.23, derived from assessor records
- Vintage
- 1980s vintage
- Zoning
- MU-A, King County
- County use code
- Service Building
Nearby comparable buildings
Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.
- 14223 1st Ave S, Burien · 0.1 mi · 2,952 SF · built 1954 · assessed $192.72/SF
- 14025 1st Ave S, Burien · 0.2 mi · 8,388 SF · built 1982 · assessed $228.40/SF
- 13822 1st Ave S, Burien · 0.3 mi · 5,418 SF · built 1975 · assessed $254.10/SF
- 112 S 150th St, Burien · 0.4 mi · 5,163 SF · built 1953 · assessed $223.61/SF
- 13810 1st Ave S, Burien · 0.4 mi · 3,432 SF · built 1968 · assessed $186.33/SF
- 13645 1st Ave S, Burien · 0.4 mi · 2,700 SF · built 1984 · assessed $226.15/SF
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Sale history and market context
MakeMe Estimate: $1.2M (estimated market value), with a likely range of $872K to $1.49M (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Based on 8 verified arm's-length comparable sales (through 2026-06-01). Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.
lower confidence: 0 comparable sales within 3 miles; nearest 3.6 mi. This property type carries wider measured error; treat the estimate as a starting point.
Comparable sales used as evidence
- 1414 S Concord St, Seattle: $1,230,000 (2024-06), 3,328 SF, $369.59/SF, built 2016, 3.6 mi away (different city)
- 735 S Monroe St, Seattle: $1,700,000 (2025-01), 4,803 SF, $353.95/SF, built 1977, 4 mi away (different city)
- 6345 6th Ave S, Seattle: $3,250,000 (2025-05), 9,576 SF, $339.39/SF, built 1963, 4.9 mi away (different city)
- 969 S Nebraska St, Seattle: $5,000,000 (2024-09), 13,643 SF, $366.49/SF, built 1992, 5.2 mi away (different city)
- 808 S Fidalgo St, Seattle: $2,200,000 (2025-12), 6,509 SF, $337.99/SF, built 1969, 5.3 mi away (different city)
Recorded arm's-length sales of similar buildings nearby; nearer and more recent sales rank first. Buyer and seller names are withheld. Get this data via API.
Market context: Industrial in Burien
median verified sale $277.78/SF over the trailing 24 months; 5 sales in the last 12 months and 7 in 24 (newest verified sale 2025-10).
Computed from 83 verified arm's-length sales in King County public records (7 in the trailing 24 months). Free public records. Not an appraisal.
Ownership tenure is not asserted for this parcel: the most recent recorded transfer is a non-market conveyance.
- 2014-07-18: transfer from Private party to Vader Investments LLC (part of a 5-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20140728001234
- 2001-10-17: $185,367 from Private party to Private party (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20020520000339
- 1999-06-28: $800,000 from Private party to Private party (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 19990701002074
Source: King County recorded sales extract; buyer and seller shown only when a company or organization. Individual names are withheld.
Land, site, and value history
Assessed value moved from $557,900 (2011) to $870,900 (2026), up 56% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $870,900 into $374,800 land and $496,100 improvements.
- Zoning: MU-A (per King County)
- Lot: 17,850 sq ft
- Water: Water District (per King County)
- Sewer: Public (per King County)
- Access: Public
- Street surface: Paved
- Floor and use mix: Garage, Service Repair 3,936 SF (county building sections)
- County districts report (schools, fire, sewer, council; on kingcounty.gov)