MakeMe Estimate: $1M (estimated market value), with a likely range of $886K to $1.16M (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: 3 comparable sales within 3 miles; nearest 0.1 mi. This property type carries wider measured error; treat the estimate as a starting point. Recent sale check: this building sold for $785,000 in 2024; the estimate is about 28% apart. Treat the recorded trade as strong evidence alongside the model.
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: Office in Burien
median verified sale $302.42/SF over the trailing 24 months; 4 sales in the last 12 months and 6 in 24 (newest verified sale 2026-04).
Computed from 144 verified arm's-length sales in King County public records (6 in the trailing 24 months). Free public records. Not an appraisal.
Last sold: 2024-12-17 for $785,000 (recorded arm's-length sale).
Current ownership dates to 2024 (about 2 years) per recorded transfers.
2024-12-17: $785,000 from Hawthorne Family LLC to Private party, rec. 20241218000637
2003-05-21: $315,000 from Private party to Hawthorne Family LLC, rec. 20030530002146
1984-04-23: transfer from Private party to Private party (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 198406280759
Source: King County recorded sales extract; buyer and seller shown only when a company or organization. Individual names are withheld.
Value over time
Dark line: county assessed value per King County tax rolls. Blue line: our estimate; dashed years are a modeled backcast built from recorded arm's-length sales in the building's segment, not estimates published at the time, and years without enough sales stay unmodeled. The shaded range is the model's measured error band; about half of verified sales in the segment land inside it. Diamonds: recorded arm's-length sales. Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.
Land, site, and value history
Assessed value moved from $405,400 (2011) to $741,300 (2026), up 83% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $741,300 into $218,700 land and $522,600 improvements.
Zoning: MU-DT (per King County)
Lot: 7,290 sq ft
Water: Water District (per King County)
Sewer: Public (per King County)
Access: Public
Street surface: Paved
Floor and use mix: Day Care Center 3,080 SF (county building sections)