Commercial · Des Moines · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA
One of 69 reachable commercial buildings in Des Moines. Larger than 62% of commercial buildings in Des Moines (median 9,350 SF), derived from assessor records.
Usable building area
26,160 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size
32,876 SF, King County Assessor
Year built
1979, King County Assessor
Stories
2, King County Assessor
Predominant use
Hotel/Motel, King County Assessor
Assessed value
$3,455,000, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per usable SF
$132.07/SF, derived from assessor records
Usable area / lot
0.8, derived from assessor records
Vintage
1970s vintage
Zoning
PR-C, King County
County use code
Hotel/Motel
Nearby comparable buildings
Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.
MakeMe Estimate: $3.8M (estimated market value), with a likely range of $3.15M to $4.57M (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Based on 5 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 0.1 mi. This property type carries wider measured error; treat the estimate as a starting point.
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.
Last sold: 2001-05-01 for $1,625,000 (recorded arm's-length sale).
Ownership tenure is not asserted for this parcel: the most recent recorded transfer is a non-market conveyance.
2002-04-08: transfer from Goodhill Enterprises INC to City of Des Moines (non-market transfer), rec. 20020411002206
2001-05-01: $1,625,000 from Private party to Goodhill Enterprises INC, rec. 20010508001701
1996-03-15: $300,000 from Private party to Private party (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 199603261087
1994-04-13: $886,507 from Private party to Private party (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 199404221350
1994-03-04: $886,507 from Private party to Private party (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 199403071832
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 $1,626,800 (2011) to $3,455,000 (2026), up 112% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $3,455,000 into $1,249,200 land and $2,205,800 improvements.
Zoning: PR-C (per King County)
Lot: 32,876 sq ft
Water: Water District (per King County)
Sewer: Public (per King County)
Access: Public
Street surface: Paved
Floor and use mix: Hotel, Limited Service Economy 26,160 SF (county building sections)