20 49th St NE, Auburn, WA 98002
Commercial · Auburn · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA
One of 197 reachable commercial buildings in Auburn. Larger than 47% of commercial buildings in Auburn (median 21,916 SF), derived from assessor records.
- Usable building area
- 17,191 SF, King County Assessor
- Lot size
- 182,952 SF, King County Assessor
- Year built
- 1928, King County Assessor
- Stories
- 2, King County Assessor
- Buildings on parcel
- 2, King County Assessor
- Predominant use
- School, King County Assessor
- Assessed value
- $2,504,200, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
- Assessed value per usable SF
- $145.67/SF, derived from assessor records
- Usable area / lot
- 0.09, derived from assessor records
- Vintage
- pre-war vintage
- Zoning
- I, King County
- County use code
- School(Private)
Nearby comparable buildings
Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.
- 1225 37th St NW, Auburn · 1 mi · 38,176 SF · built 1989 · assessed $348.72/SF
- 3611 I St NE, Auburn · 1 mi · 5,896 SF · built 1979 · assessed $4,744/SF
- 2916 Auburn Way N, Auburn · 1.2 mi · 4,900 SF · built 1983 · assessed $285/SF
- 2902 I St NE, Auburn · 1.3 mi · 58,357 SF · built 1973 · assessed $64.99/SF
- 2830 I St NE, Auburn · 1.3 mi · 33,586 SF · built 1968 · assessed $102.06/SF
- 915 26th St NE, Auburn · 1.4 mi · 17,941 SF · built 2016 · assessed $218.03/SF
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Sale history and market context
MakeMe Estimate: $3.08M (estimated market value), with a likely range of $2.56M to $3.72M (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: 2 comparable sales within 3 miles; nearest 2 mi. This property type carries wider measured error; treat the estimate as a starting point.
Comparable sales used as evidence
- 520 Washington Ave S, Kent: $6,675,000 (2024-03), 54,176 SF, $123.21/SF, built 2002, 2 mi away (different city)
- 515 E Smith St, Kent: $1,950,000 (2023-08), 9,595 SF, $203.23/SF, built 1953, 2.3 mi away (different city)
- 3445 Auburn Way S, Auburn: $700,000 (2023-04), 34,166 SF, $20.49/SF, 4.9 mi away
- 34500 Pacific Hwy S, Federal Way: $5,000,000 (2025-12), 33,256 SF, $150.35/SF, built 1959, 5.7 mi away (different city)
- 2520 SW 336th St, Federal Way: $1,460,000 (2023-06), 6,015 SF, $242.73/SF, built 1982, 7.2 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.
Market context: Commercial in Auburn
median verified sale $263.45/SF over the trailing 24 months; 5 sales in the last 12 months and 8 in 24 (newest verified sale 2025-12).
- 2021: $325.35/SF median (4 sales)
- 2025: $263.45/SF median (4 sales)
Computed from 109 verified arm's-length sales in King County public records (8 in the trailing 24 months). Free public records. Not an appraisal.
Current ownership dates to 2005 (about 21 years) per recorded transfers.
- 2025-06-25: transfer from Christian Enterprises (rainier Christian Schools) to New Life Church @ Renton (part of a 3-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20250626000672
- 2005-04-27: $1,377,069 from Private party to Christian Enterprises (part of a 3-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20050427000475
- 1992: transferred to King County, no consideration (2 recorded transfers, 1992 to 1992)
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 $1,159,300 (2011) to $2,504,200 (2026), up 116% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $2,504,200 into $1,829,500 land and $674,700 improvements.
- Zoning: I (per King County)
- Lot: 182,952 sq ft
- Water: Water District (per King County)
- Sewer: Public (per King County)
- Access: Public
- Street surface: Paved
- Floor and use mix: Elementary School (Entire) 17,191 SF (county building sections)
- County districts report (schools, fire, sewer, council; on kingcounty.gov)