31910 Gateway Center Blvd S, Federal Way, WA 98003
Commercial · Federal Way · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA
One of 129 reachable commercial buildings in Federal Way. Larger than 86% of commercial buildings in Federal Way (median 25,170 SF), derived from assessor records.
Usable building area
98,529 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size
41,392 SF, King County Assessor
Year built
1999, King County Assessor
Stories
9, King County Assessor
Predominant use
Hotel/Motel, King County Assessor
Assessed value
$22,563,400, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per usable SF
$229/SF, derived from assessor records
Usable area / lot
2.38, derived from assessor records
Vintage
1990s vintage
Zoning
CC, King County
County use code
Hotel/Motel
Nearby comparable buildings
Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.
MakeMe Estimate: $20.3M (estimated market value), with a likely range of $16.8M to $24.4M (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: 0 comparable sales within 3 miles; nearest 4.9 mi. This property type carries wider measured error; treat the estimate as a starting point. Comparable-sale caveat: the estimate is 41% below the $348.13/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.
Ownership tenure is not asserted for this parcel: the most recent recorded transfer is a non-market conveyance.
2021-09-22: $23,716,604 from Ihp Federal Way (wa) Owner LLC to Kre Hip Court Federal Way Owner LLC (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20211004000538
2014-11-17: $25,980,129 from Ia Orchard Hotels Federal Way LLC to Ihp Federal Way (wa) Owner LLC (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20141211000279
2007-12-17: transfer from Inland American Orchard Hotels INC to Ia Orchard Hotels Federal Way LLC (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20071221001209
2004-09-24: $12,863,000 from Gateway Center Hotel LLC to Apple Hospitality Five INC (non-market transfer), rec. 20040930002221
1997-03-21: transfer from Federal Way Joint Venture to Gateway Center Hotel LLC (non-market transfer), rec. 199703240776
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. Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.
Land, site, and value history
Assessed value moved from $12,226,500 (2011) to $22,563,400 (2026), up 85% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $22,563,400 into $2,069,600 land and $20,493,800 improvements.
Zoning: CC (per King County)
Lot: 41,392 sq ft
Water: Water District (per King County)
Sewer: Public (per King County)
Access: Public
Street surface: Paved
Floor and use mix: Hotel, Full Service Upscale 98,529 SF (county building sections)