3430 Academy Dr SE, Auburn, WA 98092
Commercial · Auburn · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA
One of 197 reachable commercial buildings in Auburn. Larger than 17% of commercial buildings in Auburn (median 21,916 SF), derived from assessor records.
- Usable building area
- 2,627 SF, King County Assessor
- Lot size
- 916,822 SF, King County Assessor
- Year built
- 1934, King County Assessor
- Stories
- 1, King County Assessor
- Buildings on parcel
- 2, King County Assessor
- Predominant use
- Greenhse/Nrsry/Hort Srvc, King County Assessor
- Assessed value
- $170,400, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
- Assessed value per usable SF
- $64.86/SF, derived from assessor records
- Usable area / lot
- 0, derived from assessor records
- Vintage
- pre-war vintage
- Zoning
- I, King County
- County use code
- Greenhse/Nrsry/Hort Srvc
Nearby comparable buildings
Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.
- 4636 29th St SE, Auburn · 0.8 mi · 2,400 SF · built 1967 · assessed $5,748/SF
- 4040 Auburn Way S, Auburn · 1 mi · 780 SF · built 1962 · assessed $11,788/SF
- 3645 Auburn Way S, Auburn · 1.3 mi · 3,329 SF
- 3240 Auburn Way S, Auburn · 1.6 mi · 2,122 SF · built 1950 · assessed $328.37/SF
- 32316 148th Ave SE, Auburn · 2.2 mi · 8,206 SF · built 1983
- 2302 R St SE, Auburn · 2.5 mi · 5,450 SF · built 1968 · assessed $3,032/SF
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Sale history and market context
MakeMe Estimate: $396K (estimated market value), with a likely range of $302K to $511K (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 3.5 mi. This property type carries wider measured error; treat the estimate as a starting point. Comparable-sale caveat: the estimate is 46% below the $277.27/SF median of the shown comparable sales.
Comparable sales used as evidence
- 901 E Main St, Auburn: $380,000 (2025-09), 2,135 SF, $177.99/SF, built 1936, 3.5 mi away
- 220 Auburn Way S, Auburn: $610,000 (2025-09), 2,200 SF, $277.27/SF, built 1964, 3.7 mi away
- 12633 SE 270th St, Kent: $600,000 (2025-09), 2,032 SF, $295.28/SF, built 1991, 5.5 mi away (different city)
- 17244 SE Wax Rd, Covington: $585,000 (2024-09), 1,130 SF, $517.70/SF, built 1946, 5.5 mi away (different city)
- 24201 Roberts Dr, Black Diamond: $320,000 (2026-03), 1,304 SF, $245.40/SF, built 1924, 6.6 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.
Market context: Commercial in Auburn
median verified sale $263.45/SF over the trailing 24 months; 5 sales in the last 12 months and 8 in 24 (newest verified sale 2025-12).
- 2021: $325.35/SF median (4 sales)
- 2025: $263.45/SF median (4 sales)
Computed from 109 verified arm's-length sales in King County public records (8 in the trailing 24 months). Free public records. Not an appraisal.
- 2011-05-09: transfer from Private party to Western Washington Corporation of Seventh-Day Adve… (part of a 4-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20111222000678
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 $108,300 (2010) to $170,400 (2026), up 57% over 16 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $170,400 into $73,400 land and $97,000 improvements.
- Zoning: I (per King County)
- Lot: 916,822 sq ft
- Water: Water District (per King County)
- Sewer: Public (per King County)
- Access: Public
- Street surface: Paved
- Floor and use mix: Barn 1,392 SF; Shed, Material Storage 1,235 SF (county building sections)
- County districts report (schools, fire, sewer, council; on kingcounty.gov)