2807 78th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
Retail · Mercer Island · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA
One of 22 reachable retail buildings in Mercer Island. Larger than 50% of retail buildings in Mercer Island (median 4,644 SF), derived from assessor records.
- Usable building area
- 4,644 SF, King County Assessor
- Lot size
- 39,302 SF, King County Assessor
- Year built
- 1989, King County Assessor
- Stories
- 1, King County Assessor
- Predominant use
- Restaurant(fast Food), King County Assessor
- Assessed value
- $8,254,400, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
- Assessed value per usable SF
- $1,777/SF, derived from assessor records
- Usable area / lot
- 0.12, derived from assessor records
- Vintage
- 1980s vintage
- Zoning
- TC, King County
- County use code
- Restaurant(Fast Food)
Nearby comparable buildings
Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.
- 2903 78th Ave SE, Mercer Island · 0.1 mi · 2,285 SF · built 1964 · assessed $1,592/SF
- 7667 SE 27th St, Mercer Island · 0.1 mi · 16,106 SF · built 1984 · assessed $550.44/SF
- 2827 80th Ave SE, Mercer Island · 0.1 mi · 2,128 SF · built 1951 · assessed $393.33/SF
- 3006 78th Ave SE, Mercer Island · 0.1 mi · 3,776 SF · built 1983 · assessed $830.93/SF
- 7605 SE 27th St, Mercer Island · 0.1 mi · 15,081 SF · built 1900 · assessed $612.07/SF
- 7620 SE 27th St, Mercer Island · 0.2 mi · 1,875 SF · built 2004 · assessed $2,438/SF
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Sale history and market context
MakeMe Estimate: $10.5M (estimated market value), with a likely range of $7.4M to $13.3M (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). The county roll carries a nominal improvement value for this parcel, so the estimate leans on comparable sales and the county-confirmed building area rather than the county land and improvement split. Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.
lower confidence: 0 comparable sales within 3 miles; nearest 3.7 mi. This property type carries wider measured error; treat the estimate as a starting point. Comparable-sale caveat: the estimate is well above (more than 3x apart from) the $513.23/SF median of the shown comparable sales.
Comparable sales used as evidence
- 4800 Beacon Ave S, Seattle: $1,900,000 (2025-03), 2,399 SF, $792/SF, built 1986, 3.7 mi away (different city)
- 530 Summit Ave E, Seattle: $1,950,000 (2026-01), 4,501 SF, $433.24/SF, built 1928, 5 mi away (different city)
- 12702 Renton Ave S, Seattle: $1,515,000 (2025-03), 2,399 SF, $631.51/SF, built 1975, 6.6 mi away (different city)
- 12923 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle: $1,200,000 (2025-01), 3,866 SF, $310.40/SF, built 1962, 6.9 mi away (different city)
- 5809 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle: $1,300,000 (2025-08), 2,533 SF, $513.23/SF, built 1940, 7.1 mi away (different city)
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.
Ownership tenure is not asserted for this parcel: the most recent recorded transfer is a non-market conveyance.
- 1998: transferred to Ewing Investments LLC, no consideration (2 recorded transfers, 1995 to 1998)
Source: King County recorded sales extract; buyer and seller shown only when a company or organization. Individual names are withheld.
Land, site, and value history
Assessed value moved from $3,734,600 (2011) to $8,254,400 (2026), up 121% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $8,254,400 into $8,253,400 land and $1,000 improvements.
- Zoning: TC (per King County)
- Lot: 39,302 sq ft
- Water: Water District (per King County)
- Sewer: Public (per King County)
- Access: Public
- Street surface: Paved
- Floor and use mix: Fast Food Restaurant 4,644 SF (county building sections)
- County districts report (schools, fire, sewer, council; on kingcounty.gov)