511 SW 12th St, Renton, WA 98057
Small-Bay Industrial · Renton · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA
One of 223 reachable small-bay industrial buildings in Renton. Larger than 7% of small-bay industrial buildings in Renton (median 15,525 SF), derived from assessor records.
- Usable building area
- 2,000 SF, King County Assessor
- Lot size
- 13,573 SF, King County Assessor
- Year built
- 2002, King County Assessor
- Stories
- 1, King County Assessor
- Predominant use
- Auto Service Garage, King County Assessor
- Assessed value
- $704,200, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
- Assessed value per usable SF
- $352.10/SF, derived from assessor records
- Usable area / lot
- 0.15, derived from assessor records
- Vintage
- 2000s 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.
- 501 SW 12th St, Renton · 0 mi · 4,514 SF · built 2000 · assessed $294.55/SF
- 505 SW 12th St, Renton · 0 mi · 3,000 SF · built 1971 · assessed $210.20/SF
- 1201 Lind Ave SW, Renton · 0.1 mi · 5,000 SF · built 1967 · assessed $226.24/SF
- 619 SW 12th St, Renton · 0.1 mi · 2,580 SF · built 2000 · assessed $265/SF
- 1401 Maple Ave SW, Renton · 0.1 mi · 2,916 SF · built 2001 · assessed $230.01/SF
- 1150 Raymond Ave SW, Renton · 0.2 mi · 6,720 SF · built 1979 · assessed $196.24/SF
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Sale history and market context
MakeMe Estimate: $761K (estimated market value), with a likely range of $551K to $944K (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 4.4 mi. This property type carries wider measured error; treat the estimate as a starting point.
Comparable sales used as evidence
- 12025 Des Moines Memorial Dr S, Burien: $400,000 (2024-11), 1,032 SF, $387.60/SF, built 1960, 4.4 mi away (different city)
- 1809 S 120th St, Burien: $175,000 (2025-08), 828 SF, $211.35/SF, built 1952, 4.5 mi away (different city)
- 15855 1st Ave S, Burien: $550,000 (2025-10), 1,127 SF, $488.02/SF, built 1948, 5.2 mi away (different city)
- 1414 S Concord St, Seattle: $1,230,000 (2024-06), 3,328 SF, $369.59/SF, built 2016, 5.7 mi away (different city)
- 203 Central Ave N, Kent: $850,000 (2025-11), 5,949 SF, $142.88/SF, built 1946, 5.9 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.
Last sold: 2002-06-03 for $350,000 (recorded arm's-length sale).
Current ownership dates to 2002 (about 24 years) per recorded transfers.
- 2002-06-03: $350,000 from D & C Investments LLC to Private party, rec. 20020611000472
- 2000-06-12: $350,000 from Tiger Mountain Rental LLC to D & C Investments LLC (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20000615000663
- 1996-08-26: $130,000 from Private party to Tiger Mountain Rentals LLC (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 199609061421
- 1994-05-27: transfer from Private party to Private party (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 199605241515
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 $411,200 (2011) to $704,200 (2026), up 71% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $704,200 into $610,700 land and $93,500 improvements.
- Zoning: CA (per King County)
- Lot: 13,573 sq ft
- Water: Water District (per King County)
- Sewer: Public (per King County)
- Access: Public
- Street surface: Paved
- Floor and use mix: Garage, Service Repair 1,800 SF (county building sections)
- County districts report (schools, fire, sewer, council; on kingcounty.gov)