225 14th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112

Office · Seattle · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA

One of 957 reachable office buildings in Seattle. Larger than 19% of office buildings in Seattle (median 20,410 SF), derived from assessor records.

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Building size: 4,460 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size: 7,680 SF, King County Assessor
Year built: 1904, King County Assessor
Stories: 2, King County Assessor
Predominant use: Office Building, King County Assessor
Assessed value: $2,089,600, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per building SF: $468.52/SF, derived from assessor records
Lot coverage: 58%, derived from assessor records
Vintage: pre-war vintage
Zoning: LR3 (M), King County
County use code: Historic Prop(Office)
Construction (observed): masonry, AI estimate from public imagery
Parking (observed): surface lot, AI estimate from public imagery
Frontage (observed): mid block, AI estimate from public imagery

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Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.

324 15th Ave E, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 5,040 SF · built 1954 · assessed $293.15/SF
115 15th Ave E, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 9,785 SF · built 1956 · assessed $372.29/SF
128 16th Ave E, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 18,844 SF · built 1906 · assessed $389/SF
122 16th Ave E, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 19,822 SF · built 1990 · assessed $532.96/SF
1600 E Olive St, Seattle · 0.3 mi · 38,879 SF · built 1975 · assessed $399.37/SF
1718 E Olive Way, Seattle · 0.4 mi · 4,591 SF · built 1904 · assessed $454.04/SF

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Sale history and market context

MakeMe Estimate: $2,098,826 (estimated market value), with a likely range of $2,043,845 to $2,773,127 (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: 2009-10-20 for $1,400,000 (recorded arm's-length sale).

Current ownership dates to 2009 (about 17 years) per recorded transfers.

2009-10-20: $1,400,000 from Ui 225 14th Avenue East INC to Cooper House LLC, rec. 20091022001252

2005-08-30: $804,000 from Capitol Manor LLC to Ui 225 14th Avenue E INC, rec. 20050901002763

2000-08-22: $497,500 from Private party to Capital Manor LLC, rec. 20000824001677

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 $1,618,400 (2011) to $2,089,600 (2026), up 29% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $2,089,600 into $1,200,000 land and $889,600 improvements.

Zoning: LR3 (M) (per King County)

Lot: 7,680 sq ft

Rated views: Olympic Mountains, Territorial

Water: Water District (per King County)

Sewer: Public (per King County)

Access: Public

Street surface: Paved

Floor and use mix: Office Building 4,460 SF (county building sections)

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

Permit history

2025-05-01: Electrical, declared value $900 (Screened), permit 7083471-EL

2008-05-09: Remodel, declared value $800,000 (Complete), permit 6131174

2008-05-09: Remodel (Complete), permit 3007207

2006-10-30: Remodel, declared value $780,000 (Complete), permit 6078098

Source: King County permit records (newest first).