4703 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107

Office · Seattle · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA

One of 957 reachable office buildings in Seattle. Larger than 13% of office buildings in Seattle (median 20,410 SF), derived from assessor records.

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Building size: 3,488 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size: 6,700 SF, King County Assessor
Year built: 1948, King County Assessor
Stories: 2, King County Assessor
Predominant use: Open Office/Retail, King County Assessor
Assessed value: $1,493,400, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per building SF: $428.15/SF, derived from assessor records
Lot coverage: 52%, derived from assessor records
Vintage: 1940s vintage
Zoning: MML U/65, King County
County use code: Office Building
Construction (observed): wood frame, AI estimate from public imagery
Parking (observed): surface lot, AI estimate from public imagery
Frontage (observed): mid block, AI estimate from public imagery

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

4743 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 19,389 SF · built 1900 · assessed $496.57/SF
5101 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 3,950 SF · built 1905 · assessed $380.10/SF
4775 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 6,420 SF · built 1909 · assessed $368.71/SF
1455 NW Leary Way, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 94,759 SF · built 2001 · assessed $256.61/SF
1515 NW 51st St, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 9,716 SF · built 1991 · assessed $224.83/SF
5201 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 10,540 SF · built 1915 · assessed $367.86/SF

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Sale history and market context

MakeMe Estimate: $1,657,032 (estimated market value), with a likely range of $1,613,624 to $2,189,395 (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Based on 185 verified arm's-length comparable sales (through 2026-05-29). Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

Last sold: 2012-01-27 for $772,000 (recorded arm's-length sale).

Current ownership dates to 2012 (about 14 years) per recorded transfers.

2012-01-27: $772,000 from Art Books Building LLC to Odin Industries LLC, rec. 20120131001581

2006-11-06: transfer from Private party to Art Books Building LLC (non-market transfer), rec. 20061130000566

2002-05-29: $550,000 from Ballard Mill Properties LLC to Private party, rec. 20020531003501

9 administrative transfers (no consideration), 1993 to 1997

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 $563,000 (2011) to $1,493,400 (2026), up 165% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $1,493,400 into $1,139,000 land and $354,400 improvements.

Zoning: MML U/65 (per King County)

Lot: 6,700 sq ft

Water: Water District (per King County)

Sewer: Public (per King County)

Access: Public

Floor and use mix: Open Office 2,743 SF; Retail Store 745 SF (county building sections)

County districts report (schools, fire, sewer, council; on kingcounty.gov)