1938 Fairview Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102

Office · Seattle · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA

One of 957 reachable office buildings in Seattle. Larger than 66% of office buildings in Seattle (median 20,410 SF), derived from assessor records.

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Building size: 50,499 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size: 16,435 SF, King County Assessor
Year built: 2000, King County Assessor
Stories: 3, King County Assessor
Predominant use: Office, King County Assessor
Assessed value: $12,355,100, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per building SF: $244.66/SF, derived from assessor records
Lot coverage: 307%, derived from assessor records
Vintage: 2000s vintage
Zoning: C1-55 (M), King County
County use code: Office Building
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.

1945 Yale Pl E, Seattle · 0 mi · 14,192 SF · built 1957 · assessed $277.88/SF
1910 Fairview Ave E, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 54,465 SF · built 1964 · assessed $268.37/SF
1801 Fairview Ave E, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 29,100 SF · built 1963 · assessed $562.96/SF
1818 Fairview Ave E, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 327,356 SF · built 2019
1820 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 34,110 SF · built 1960 · assessed $256.13/SF
1600 Fairview Ave E, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 37,639 SF · built 1998 · assessed $182.96/SF

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Sale history and market context

MakeMe Estimate: $13,158,378 (estimated market value), with a likely range of $12,813,678 to $17,385,843 (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Based on 185 verified arm's-length comparable sales (through 2026-05-29). Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

Last sold: 1997-02-18 for $1,100,000 (recorded arm's-length sale).

Current ownership dates to 2007 (about 19 years) per recorded transfers.

2007-02-27: transfer from Private party to R D Merrill at Fairview LLC (non-market transfer), rec. 20070313001754

2000-06-28: $5,562,541 from R D Merrill Company to Merrill Family General Partnership (non-market transfer), rec. 20000630001556

1997-02-18: $1,100,000 from Private party to R.D. Merrill CO, rec. 199702270388

1992-08-27: transfer from Private party to Private party (non-market transfer), rec. 199208311518

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 $7,384,700 (2011) to $12,355,100 (2026), up 67% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $12,355,100 into $3,944,400 land and $8,410,700 improvements.

Zoning: C1-55 (M) (per King County)

Lot: 16,435 sq ft

Water: Water District (per King County)

Sewer: Public (per King County)

Access: Public

Street surface: Paved

Floor and use mix: Office Building 36,959 SF; Basement, Parking 12,540 SF; Parking Structure 1,000 SF (county building sections)

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

Permit history

2026-01-26: Electrical (Screened), permit 7126387-EL

2025-11-17: Electrical, declared value $500 (Screened), permit 7117044-EL

2025-10-30: Electrical, declared value $2,000 (Screened), permit 7114480-EL

2025-10-07: Electrical, declared value $500 (Screened), permit 7110528-EL

2025-09-29: Electrical, declared value $3,000 (Screened), permit 7109232-EL

2025-09-09: Remodel, declared value $25,000 (Complete), permit 7102166-CN

2025-02-27: Electrical, declared value $11,250 (Screened), permit 7072909-EL

2025-02-11: Electrical, declared value $15,000 (Screened), permit 7069932-EL

2024-10-17: Other, declared value $20,000 (Screened), permit 7051683-RF

2024-04-12: Electrical, declared value $1,500 (Complete), permit 7019509-EL

Source: King County permit records (newest first).