26311 78th Ave S, Kent, WA 98032

Small-Bay Industrial · Kent · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA

Imagery suggests: automotive service/sales. AI estimate from public imagery. In recent public imagery (2026-06), the building appears well maintained. AI estimate from public imagery; may be outdated.

One of 636 reachable small-bay industrial buildings in Kent. Larger than 29% of small-bay industrial buildings in Kent (median 36,992 SF), derived from assessor records.

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Building size: 16,060 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size: 158,445 SF, King County Assessor
Year built: 1990, King County Assessor
Stories: 1, King County Assessor
Buildings on parcel: 2, King County Assessor
Predominant use: Garage, King County Assessor
Assessed value: $2,026,400, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per building SF: $126.18/SF, derived from assessor records
Lot coverage: 10%, derived from assessor records
Vintage: 1990s vintage
Zoning: I, King County
County use code: Warehouse
Construction (observed): masonry, AI estimate from public imagery
Parking (observed): surface lot, AI estimate from public imagery

Nearby comparable buildings

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

26205 78th Ave S, Kent · 0.1 mi · 8,538 SF · built 1982 · assessed $241.47/SF
26401 79th Ave S, Kent · 0.1 mi · 57,655 SF · built 1999 · assessed $178.77/SF
26305 79th Ave S, Kent · 0.1 mi · 4,960 SF · built 1988 · assessed $529.25/SF
26301 79th Ave S, Kent · 0.1 mi · 2,368 SF · built 1971 · assessed $529.31/SF
26423 79th Ave S, Kent · 0.1 mi · 43,260 SF · built 1999 · assessed $176.70/SF
26507 79th Ave S, Kent · 0.2 mi · 35,772 SF · built 1999 · assessed $174.97/SF

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Sale history and market context

MakeMe Estimate: $3,330,609 (estimated market value), with a likely range of $2,872,075 to $3,715,746 (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Based on 96 verified arm's-length comparable sales (through 2026-05-29). Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

Current ownership dates to 2018 (about 8 years) per recorded transfers.

2018-01-10: $1,850,000 from Private party to D Binford Investments LLC (part of a 3-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20180130001836

2004-11-09: transfer from Private party to Private party (non-market transfer), rec. 20041119000779

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 $1,058,500 (2011) to $2,026,400 (2026), up 91% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $2,026,400 into $1,663,600 land and $362,800 improvements.

Zoning: I (per King County)

Lot: 158,445 sq ft

Water: Water District (per King County)

Sewer: Public (per King County)

Access: Public

Street surface: Paved

Floor and use mix: Garage, Storage 8,100 SF; Storage Warehouse 4,960 SF (county building sections)

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