Commercial · Federal Way · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA
One of 129 reachable commercial buildings in Federal Way. Larger than 22% of commercial buildings in Federal Way (median 25,170 SF), derived from assessor records.
Usable building area
4,830 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size
32,122 SF, King County Assessor
Year built
1997, King County Assessor
Stories
1, King County Assessor
Predominant use
Car Wash, King County Assessor
Assessed value
$1,199,200, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per usable SF
$248.28/SF, derived from assessor records
Usable area / lot
0.15, derived from assessor records
Vintage
1990s vintage
Zoning
BC, 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: $1.42M (estimated market value), with a likely range of $1.18M to $1.71M (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: 1 comparable sale within 3 miles; nearest 2.3 mi. This property type carries wider measured error; treat the estimate as a starting point. Comparable-sale caveat: the estimate is 37% above the $214.62/SF median of the shown comparable sales.
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: Commercial in Federal Way
1 sales in the last 12 months and 1 in 24 (newest verified sale 2025-12).
Thin market: under 5 verified sales in the last 24 months; treat these aggregates as directional.
Computed from 114 verified arm's-length sales in King County public records (1 in the trailing 24 months). Free public records. Not an appraisal.
Last sold: 2005-12-09 for $1,300,000 (recorded arm's-length sale).
Ownership tenure is not asserted for this parcel: the most recent recorded transfer is a non-market conveyance.
2013-01-23: $15,000 from Ecw Holdings LLC to Private party (non-market transfer), rec. 20130131001711
2007: transferred to Ecw Holdings LLC, no consideration (2 recorded transfers, 2006 to 2007)
2005-12-09: $1,300,000 from Private party to Private party, rec. 20051213002062
2004-11-23: transfer from Private party to Washington State of (non-market transfer), rec. 20050126001337
1995-08-15: $220,000 from Seattle First National Bank to Private party, rec. 199508151351
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 $730,200 (2011) to $1,199,200 (2026), up 64% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $1,199,200 into $963,600 land and $235,600 improvements.
Zoning: BC (per King County)
Lot: 32,122 sq ft
Water: Water District (per King County)
Sewer: Public (per King County)
Access: Public
Street surface: Paved
Floor and use mix: Car Wash - Drive Thru 2,480 SF; Car Wash - Self Serve 2,350 SF (county building sections)