453 Rainier Ave N, Renton, WA 98057
Small-Bay Industrial · Renton · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA
One of 223 reachable small-bay industrial buildings in Renton. Larger than 44% of small-bay industrial buildings in Renton (median 15,525 SF), derived from assessor records.
- Usable building area
- 11,540 SF, King County Assessor
- Lot size
- 125,114 SF, King County Assessor
- Year built
- 1965, King County Assessor
- Stories
- 2, King County Assessor
- Buildings on parcel
- 2, King County Assessor
- Predominant use
- Storage Warehouse, King County Assessor
- Assessed value
- $2,994,900, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
- Assessed value per usable SF
- $259.52/SF, derived from assessor records
- Usable area / lot
- 0.09, derived from assessor records
- Vintage
- 1960s vintage
- Zoning
- CA, King County
- County use code
- Service Building
Nearby comparable buildings
Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.
- 365 Rainier Ave N, Renton · 0.1 mi · 9,600 SF · built 1988 · assessed $200/SF
- 271 Rainier Ave N, Renton · 0.2 mi · 11,442 SF · built 1990 · assessed $202.95/SF
- 221 Airport Way, Renton · 0.4 mi · 3,200 SF · built 1986 · assessed $231.56/SF
- 109 S Tillicum St, Renton · 0.4 mi · 10,000 SF · built 1977 · assessed $240.47/SF
- 206 S Tobin St, Renton · 0.4 mi · 7,664 SF · built 2005 · assessed $180.25/SF
- 235 Airport Way, Renton · 0.4 mi · 12,520 SF · built 1958 · assessed $164.38/SF
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Sale history and market context
MakeMe Estimate: $3.02M (estimated market value), with a likely range of $2.19M to $3.74M (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: 2 comparable sales within 3 miles; nearest 2.6 mi. This property type carries wider measured error; treat the estimate as a starting point. Comparable-sale caveat: the estimate is 26% below the $353.95/SF median of the shown comparable sales.
Comparable sales used as evidence
- 354 Union Ave NE, Renton: $5,938,605 (2025-12), 13,306 SF, $446.31/SF, built 1988, 2.6 mi away
- 1703 NE 43rd St, Renton: $2,500,000 (2024-08), 16,139 SF, $154.90/SF, built 1960, 3 mi away
- 735 S Monroe St, Seattle: $1,700,000 (2025-01), 4,803 SF, $353.95/SF, built 1977, 5.7 mi away (different city)
- 969 S Nebraska St, Seattle: $5,000,000 (2024-09), 13,643 SF, $366.49/SF, built 1992, 6.2 mi away (different city)
- 6345 6th Ave S, Seattle: $3,250,000 (2025-05), 9,576 SF, $339.39/SF, built 1963, 6.3 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: Industrial in Renton
median verified sale $215.65/SF over the trailing 24 months; 4 sales in the last 12 months and 5 in 24 (newest verified sale 2026-04).
Computed from 204 verified arm's-length sales in King County public records (5 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.
- 1989-01-16: transfer from U-Haul CO of Western Wash to U-Haul Real Estate Company (non-market transfer), rec. 198904110582
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 $1,797,400 (2011) to $2,994,900 (2026), up 67% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $2,994,900 into $2,646,200 land and $348,700 improvements.
- Zoning: CA (per King County)
- Lot: 125,114 sq ft
- Water: Water District (per King County)
- Sewer: Public (per King County)
- Access: Public
- Street surface: Paved
- Floor and use mix: Storage Warehouse 5,700 SF; Garage, Service Repair 2,160 SF; Retail Store 1,640 SF (county building sections)
- County districts report (schools, fire, sewer, council; on kingcounty.gov)