3024 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 68% of retail buildings in Mercer Island (median 4,644 SF), derived from assessor records.
- Usable building area
- 23,700 SF, King County Assessor
- Lot size
- 55,916 SF, King County Assessor
- Year built
- 1964, King County Assessor
- Stories
- 1, King County Assessor
- Predominant use
- Retail Store, King County Assessor
- Assessed value
- $10,625,000, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
- Assessed value per usable SF
- $448.31/SF, derived from assessor records
- Usable area / lot
- 0.42, derived from assessor records
- Vintage
- 1960s vintage
- Zoning
- TC, King County
- County use code
- Retail Store
Nearby comparable buildings
Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.
- 3023 78th Ave SE, Mercer Island · 0.1 mi · 44,037 SF · built 1964 · assessed $525.15/SF
- 7823 SE 28th St, Mercer Island · 0.1 mi · 30,530 SF · built 1994 · assessed $609.96/SF
- 2755 77th Ave SE, Mercer Island · 0.2 mi · 37,076 SF · built 1977 · assessed $676.05/SF
- 7707 SE 27th St, Mercer Island · 0.2 mi · 37,488 SF · built 1962 · assessed $444.83/SF
- 7667 SE 27th St, Mercer Island · 0.3 mi · 16,106 SF · built 1984 · assessed $550.44/SF
- 7605 SE 27th St, Mercer Island · 0.3 mi · 15,081 SF · built 1900 · assessed $612.07/SF
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Sale history and market context
MakeMe Estimate: $11M (estimated market value), with a likely range of $7.77M to $14M (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Based on 7 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 sales used as evidence
- 4801 Beacon Ave S, Seattle: $5,690,000 (2026-04), 13,794 SF, $412.50/SF, built 1952, 3.7 mi away (different city)
- 1221 S Main St, Seattle: $5,100,000 (2022-09), 10,657 SF, $478.56/SF, built 1991, 4.1 mi away (different city)
- 1201 Pine St, Seattle: $5,000,000 (2022-06), 9,358 SF, $534.30/SF, built 1912, 4.9 mi away (different city)
- 3904 NE 4th St, Renton: $3,320,000 (2026-03), 7,030 SF, $472.26/SF, built 2003, 7.2 mi away (different city)
- 3515 Fremont Ave N, Seattle: $6,537,860 (2025-09), 18,920 SF, $345.55/SF, built 1911, 7.2 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.
- 1996: transferred to Alsin Family LTD PS % Bob Alsin, no consideration (2 recorded transfers, 1996 to 1996)
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 $4,753,800 (2011) to $10,625,000 (2026), up 124% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $10,625,000 into $10,624,000 land and $1,000 improvements.
- Zoning: TC (per King County)
- Lot: 55,916 sq ft
- Water: Water District (per King County)
- Sewer: Public (per King County)
- Access: Public
- Street surface: Paved
- Floor and use mix: Line Retail 23,700 SF (county building sections)
- County districts report (schools, fire, sewer, council; on kingcounty.gov)