2758 78th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040

Multifamily · Mercer Island · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA

One of 29 reachable multifamily buildings in Mercer Island. Larger than 93% of multifamily buildings in Mercer Island (median 20,494 SF), derived from assessor records.

Usable building area
257,219 SF, King County Assessor
County gross area
658,069 SF, King County Assessor
Excluded area
400,850 SF outside primary usable area
Lot size
98,035 SF, King County Assessor
Year built
2005, King County Assessor
Stories
5, King County Assessor
Predominant use
235-Unit Mixed-Use Apt Complex, King County Assessor
Units
235, King County Assessor
Assessed value
$117,318,100, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per usable SF
$456.10/SF, derived from assessor records
Usable area / lot
2.62, derived from assessor records
Vintage
2000s vintage
Zoning
TC, King County
County use code
Apartment(Mixed Use)

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Sale history and market context

MakeMe Estimate: $104M (estimated market value), with a likely range of $99.6M to $114M (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. About $443K per unit at the midpoint (235 units).

lower confidence: 1 comparable sale within 3 miles; nearest 2.4 mi. Comparable-sale caveat: the estimate is 27% below the $551.38/SF median of the shown comparable sales.

Comparable sales used as evidence

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.

Current ownership dates to 2008 (about 18 years) per recorded transfers.

Source: King County recorded sales extract; buyer and seller shown only when a company or organization. Individual names are withheld.

Value over time

$0$50M$100M$150M$200M201120142017202020232026$104M$117MCounty assessed valueMakeMe Estimate range

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. Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

Land, site, and value history

Assessed value moved from $83,455,000 (2011) to $117,318,100 (2026), up 41% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $117,318,100 into $21,567,700 land and $95,750,400 improvements.

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Permit history

Source: King County permit records (newest first).