1471 NW 85th St, Seattle, WA 98117

NNN Retail · Seattle · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA

One of 1,026 reachable nnn retail buildings in Seattle. Larger than 67% of nnn retail buildings in Seattle (median 5,208 SF), derived from assessor records.

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Building size: 8,229 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size: 8,113 SF, King County Assessor
Year built: 1949, King County Assessor
Stories: 1, King County Assessor
Buildings on parcel: 2, King County Assessor
Predominant use: Restaurant, King County Assessor
Assessed value: $2,888,200, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per building SF: $350.98/SF, derived from assessor records
Lot coverage: 101%, derived from assessor records
Vintage: 1940s vintage
Zoning: NC3P-75 (M1), King County
County use code: Restaurant/Lounge
Construction (observed): masonry, AI estimate from public imagery
Parking (observed): street only, AI estimate from public imagery
Frontage (observed): mid block, AI estimate from public imagery

Nearby comparable buildings

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

8340 15th Ave NW, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 45,990 SF · built 1994 · assessed $567.76/SF
8345 15th Ave NW, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 6,279 SF · built 2008 · assessed $354.07/SF
8530 15th Ave NW, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 38,200 SF · built 1989 · assessed $527.09/SF
1111 NW 85th St, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 3,090 SF · built 1934 · assessed $478.58/SF
1104 NW 85th St, Seattle · 0.3 mi · 3,400 SF · built 1983 · assessed $445.26/SF
9000 Holman Rd NW, Seattle · 0.3 mi · 4,003 SF · built 1999 · assessed $1,907/SF

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Sale history and market context

MakeMe Estimate: $3,080,345 (estimated market value), with a likely range of $2,573,324 to $3,490,003 (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Based on 152 verified arm's-length comparable sales (through 2026-05-29). Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

Last sold: 2002-10-24 for $425,000 (recorded arm's-length sale).

Current ownership dates to 2002 (about 24 years) per recorded transfers.

2002-10-24: $425,000 from 85th & 15th Associates LLC to 1471 NW 85th LLC, rec. 20021031003625

1998-07-15: $800,000 from Private party to 85th & 15th Associates LLC (part of a 3-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 199807210906

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 $1,199,000 (2011) to $2,888,200 (2026), up 141% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $2,888,200 into $1,906,500 land and $981,700 improvements.

Zoning: NC3P-75 (M1) (per King County)

Lot: 8,113 sq ft

Water: Water District (per King County)

Sewer: Public (per King County)

Access: Public

Street surface: Paved

Floor and use mix: Restaurant, Table Service 4,780 SF; Retail Store 1,932 SF; Apartment 1,517 SF (county building sections)

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