One of 73 reachable retail buildings in Des Moines. Larger than 51% of retail buildings in Des Moines (median 4,100 SF), derived from assessor records.
Usable building area
4,158 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size
12,578 SF, King County Assessor
Year built
1934, King County Assessor
Stories
1, King County Assessor
Predominant use
Retail, King County Assessor
Assessed value
$1,247,400, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per usable SF
$300/SF, derived from assessor records
Usable area / lot
0.33, derived from assessor records
Vintage
pre-war vintage
Zoning
PR-C, King County
County use code
Retail Store
Nearby comparable buildings
Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.
MakeMe Estimate: $1.38M (estimated market value), with a likely range of $1.12M to $1.6M (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: 3 comparable sales within 3 miles; nearest 1.5 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.
Market context: Retail in Des Moines
median verified sale $219.51/SF over the trailing 24 months; 3 sales in the last 12 months and 7 in 24 (newest verified sale 2025-09).
Computed from 84 verified arm's-length sales in King County public records (7 in the trailing 24 months). Free public records. Not an appraisal.
Last sold: 1995-01-25 for $217,375 (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
1995-01-25: $217,375 from Private party to DBJ Properties LLC, rec. 199501301272
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 $516,400 (2011) to $1,247,400 (2026), up 142% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $1,247,400 into $503,100 land and $744,300 improvements.
Zoning: PR-C (per King County)
Lot: 12,578 sq ft
Water: Water District (per King County)
Sewer: Public (per King County)
Access: Public
Street surface: Paved
Floor and use mix: Retail Store 4,158 SF (county building sections)