16846 SE Wax Rd, Covington, WA 98042
Commercial · Covington · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA
One of 48 reachable commercial buildings in Covington. Larger than 13% of commercial buildings in Covington (median 17,685 SF), derived from assessor records.
- Usable building area
- 1,400 SF, King County Assessor
- Lot size
- 24,302 SF, King County Assessor
- Year built
- 1947, King County Assessor
- Stories
- 1, King County Assessor
- Predominant use
- Sfr, King County Assessor
- Assessed value
- $608,800, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
- Assessed value per usable SF
- $434.86/SF, derived from assessor records
- Usable area / lot
- 0.06, derived from assessor records
- Vintage
- 1940s vintage
- Zoning
- TC, King County
- County use code
- Single Family(C/I Zone)
Nearby comparable buildings
Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.
- 16850 SE Wax Rd, Covington · 0 mi · 1,755 SF · built 1982 · assessed $388.21/SF
- 17018 SE Wax Rd, Covington · 0.1 mi · 1,290 SF · built 1958 · assessed $656.67/SF
- 17032 SE Wax Rd, Covington · 0.2 mi · 1,260 SF · built 1928 · assessed $495.40/SF
- 17040 SE Wax Rd, Covington · 0.2 mi · 1,160 SF · built 1959 · assessed $329.14/SF
- 17216 SE Wax Rd, Covington · 0.3 mi · 1,760 SF · built 1961 · assessed $300.51/SF
- 17244 SE Wax Rd, Covington · 0.4 mi · 1,130 SF · built 1946 · assessed $470/SF
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Sale history and market context
MakeMe Estimate: $734K (estimated market value), with a likely range of $560K to $946K (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). The county roll carries a nominal improvement value for this parcel, so the estimate leans on comparable sales and the county-confirmed building area rather than the county land and improvement split. Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.
lower confidence: 2 comparable sales within 3 miles; nearest 0.4 mi. This property type carries wider measured error; treat the estimate as a starting point. Comparable-sale caveat: the estimate is 77% above the $295.28/SF median of the shown comparable sales.
Comparable sales used as evidence
- 17244 SE Wax Rd, Covington: $585,000 (2024-09), 1,130 SF, $517.70/SF, built 1946, 0.4 mi away
- 12633 SE 270th St, Kent: $600,000 (2025-09), 2,032 SF, $295.28/SF, built 1991, 2.7 mi away (different city)
- 23907 132nd Ave SE, Kent: $1,020,000 (2025-07), 3,801 SF, $268.35/SF, built 2001, 3.4 mi away (different city)
- 24201 Roberts Dr, Black Diamond: $320,000 (2026-03), 1,304 SF, $245.40/SF, built 1924, 5.3 mi away (different city)
- 22807 SE 216th Way, Maple Valley: $440,000 (2025-04), 700 SF, $628.57/SF, built 1917, 5.4 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.
Current ownership dates to 2023 (about 3 years) per recorded transfers.
- 2023-04-30: $610,000 from Private party to Private party, rec.
- 2 administrative transfers (no consideration), 1993 to 1997
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 $237,000 (2011) to $608,800 (2026), up 157% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $608,800 into $558,900 land and $49,900 improvements.
- Zoning: TC (per King County)
- Lot: 24,302 sq ft
- Nuisance flags: Traffic noise
- Water: Water District (per King County)
- Sewer: Public (per King County)
- Access: Public
- Street surface: Paved
- Floor and use mix: Single-Family Residence 1,400 SF (county building sections)
- County districts report (schools, fire, sewer, council; on kingcounty.gov)