1518 NW 52nd St, Seattle, WA 98107

Small-Bay Industrial · Seattle · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA

One of 1,229 reachable small-bay industrial buildings in Seattle. Larger than 13% of small-bay industrial buildings in Seattle (median 14,469 SF), derived from assessor records.

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Building size: 4,482 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size: 5,000 SF, King County Assessor
Year built: 1948, King County Assessor
Stories: 2, King County Assessor
Predominant use: Book Repair, King County Assessor
Assessed value: $1,586,700, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per building SF: $354.02/SF, derived from assessor records
Lot coverage: 90%, derived from assessor records
Vintage: 1940s vintage
Zoning: C1-75 (M), King County
County use code: Industrial(Lignt)
Parking (observed): surface lot, AI estimate from public imagery
Frontage (observed): mid block, AI estimate from public imagery

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

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1464 NW 49th St, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 2,292 SF · built 1985 · assessed $450.48/SF
5015 14th Ave NW, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 5,170 SF · built 1983 · assessed $194.58/SF
1400 NW 52nd St, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 37,250 SF · built 1952 · assessed $339.19/SF
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Sale history and market context

MakeMe Estimate: $1,810,308 (estimated market value), with a likely range of $1,271,274 to $2,004,918 (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Based on 86 verified arm's-length comparable sales (through 2026-05-29). Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

Last sold: 2022-06-27 for $1,567,500 (recorded arm's-length sale).

Current ownership dates to 2022 (about 4 years) per recorded transfers.

2022-06-27: $1,567,500 from Ballard Warehouse LLC to Chambers Creek Ventures LLC, rec. 20220630000645

2001-04-11: transfer from Private party to Ballard Warehouse LLC (non-market transfer), rec. 20010423001846

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 $551,000 (2011) to $1,586,700 (2026), up 188% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $1,586,700 into $1,350,000 land and $236,700 improvements.

Zoning: C1-75 (M) (per King County)

Lot: 5,000 sq ft

Water: Water District (per King County)

Sewer: Public (per King County)

Access: Public

Street surface: Paved

Floor and use mix: Multiple Residence (Low Rise) 2,076 SF; Industrial Light Manufacturing 1,606 SF; Open Office 800 SF (county building sections)

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

Permit history

2023-11-29: Remodel, declared value $725,000 (Revisit), permit 6958596-CN

2011-03-09: Remodel, declared value $8,500 (Complete), permit 6259685

1998-07-28: Remodel, declared value $100,642 (Complete), permit 700633

1997-12-16: Demolition, declared value $67,749 (Complete), permit 696120

Source: King County permit records (newest first).