Commercial · Des Moines · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA
One of 69 reachable commercial buildings in Des Moines. Larger than 29% of commercial buildings in Des Moines (median 9,350 SF), derived from assessor records.
Usable building area
2,940 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size
17,061 SF, King County Assessor
Year built
1984, King County Assessor
Stories
1, King County Assessor
Predominant use
Car Wash, King County Assessor
Assessed value
$793,400, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per usable SF
$269.86/SF, derived from assessor records
Usable area / lot
0.17, derived from assessor records
Vintage
1980s vintage
Zoning
PR-C, King County
County use code
Car Wash
Nearby comparable buildings
Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.
MakeMe Estimate: $980K (estimated market value), with a likely range of $814K to $1.18M (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 1.6 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: 2001-10-09 for $455,234 (recorded arm's-length sale).
Ownership tenure is not asserted for this parcel: the most recent recorded transfer is a non-market conveyance.
2025-03-06: $1,515,000 from Private party to Eritrean Muslim Association of North America NW (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20250307000447
2019-07-31: $1,500,000 from Private party to Ocean Blue Properties LLC (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20190806001298
2017-05-12: transfer from Private party to Private party (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20170516001141
2006-04-28: $1,275,000 from Yks Properties LLC to Private party (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20060428003792
2001-10-09: $455,234 from Private party to Lightfoots INC, rec. 20011009001684
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 $469,200 (2011) to $793,400 (2026), up 69% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $793,400 into $682,400 land and $111,000 improvements.
Zoning: PR-C (per King County)
Lot: 17,061 sq ft
Water: Water District (per King County)
Sewer: Public (per King County)
Access: Public
Floor and use mix: Car Wash - Self Serve 2,940 SF (county building sections)