3280 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116

Multifamily · Seattle · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA

One of 5,391 reachable multifamily buildings in Seattle. Larger than 35% of multifamily buildings in Seattle (median 9,444 SF), derived from assessor records.

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Building size: 6,444 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size: 4,000 SF, King County Assessor
Year built: 1953, King County Assessor
Stories: 2, King County Assessor
Predominant use: Retail & Apts, King County Assessor
Assessed value: $2,006,200, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per building SF: $311.33/SF, derived from assessor records
Lot coverage: 161%, derived from assessor records
Vintage: 1950s vintage
Zoning: NC2-55 (M), King County
County use code: Apartment(Mixed Use)

Nearby comparable buildings

Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.

3262 California Ave SW, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 9,032 SF · built 1958 · assessed $262.40/SF
3431 California Ave SW, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 5,944 SF · built 1977 · assessed $392.83/SF
3601 42nd Ave SW, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 7,192 SF · built 1928 · assessed $274.61/SF
3453 California Ave SW, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 2,203 SF · built 1920 · assessed $300.73/SF
3600 California Ave SW, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 6,414 SF · built 1928 · assessed $334.11/SF
3250 California Ave SW, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 7,040 SF · built 1957 · assessed $340.34/SF

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Sale history and market context

MakeMe Estimate: $2,093,348 (estimated market value), with a likely range of $1,858,239 to $2,387,928 (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Based on 667 verified arm's-length comparable sales (through 2026-05-29). Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

Last sold: 2016-01-20 for $770,000 (recorded arm's-length sale).

Current ownership dates to 2016 (about 10 years) per recorded transfers.

2016-01-20: $770,000 from Diller Diller & Diller LLC to Segovia LLC, rec. 20160204000209

2006-12-05: transfer from Private party to Diller Diller & Diller LLC (non-market transfer), rec. 20070316000404

1994-12-14: $333,000 from Private party to Private party (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 199412200783

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

Value over time

Solid line: county appraised value per King County tax rolls. Shaded range: our modeled estimate for each year, built from recorded arm's-length sales in the building's segment; years without enough sales stay unmodeled. Dots: recorded arm's-length sales. Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

Land, site, and value history

Assessed value moved from $737,500 (2011) to $2,006,200 (2026), up 172% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $2,006,200 into $720,000 land and $1,286,200 improvements.

Zoning: NC2-55 (M) (per King County)

Lot: 4,000 sq ft

Water: Water District (per King County)

Sewer: Public (per King County)

Access: Public

Floor and use mix: Mixed Use Retail 3,600 SF; Multiple Residence (Low Rise) 2,844 SF (county building sections)

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