5256 Shilshole Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107

Small-Bay Industrial · Seattle · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA

Imagery suggests: light industrial warehouse, appears multi-tenant. AI estimate from public imagery. In recent public imagery (2026-06), the building appears serviceable with visible wear. AI estimate from public imagery; may be outdated.

One of 1,229 reachable small-bay industrial buildings in Seattle. Larger than 15% of small-bay industrial buildings in Seattle (median 14,469 SF), derived from assessor records.

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Building size: 5,000 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size: 5,000 SF, King County Assessor
Year built: 1916, King County Assessor
Stories: 1, King County Assessor
Predominant use: Warehouse, King County Assessor
Assessed value: $920,800, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per building SF: $184.16/SF, derived from assessor records
Lot coverage: 100%, derived from assessor records
Vintage: pre-war vintage
Zoning: MML U/65, King County
County use code: Industrial(Heavy)
Construction (observed): masonry, AI estimate from public imagery
Parking (observed): street only, AI estimate from public imagery
Frontage (observed): mid block, AI estimate from public imagery

Nearby comparable buildings

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

5242 Shilshole Ave NW, Seattle · 0 mi · 10,000 SF · built 1926 · assessed $191.52/SF
5228 Shilshole Ave NW, Seattle · 0 mi · 5,840 SF · built 1920 · assessed $195.12/SF
5201 Leary Ave NW, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 10,437 SF · built 2003 · assessed $340.32/SF
5416 Shilshole Ave NW, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 6,392 SF · built 1933 · assessed $167.40/SF
5113 Russell Ave NW, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 5,162 SF · built 1946 · assessed $277.93/SF
4776 Shilshole Ave NW, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 12,185 SF · built 1908 · assessed $209.06/SF

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Sale history and market context

MakeMe Estimate: $1,366,398 (estimated market value), with a likely range of $1,178,282 to $1,524,402 (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Based on 96 verified arm's-length comparable sales (through 2026-05-29). Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

Current ownership dates to 2015 (about 11 years) per recorded transfers.

2015-07-22: $2,100,000 from Halco Properties LLC to Bedrock Ballard LLC (part of a 2-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20150730001204

3 administrative transfers (no consideration), 2004 to 2004

2003-08-05: $500,000 from Private party to Halco Properties LLC (part of a 5-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20030818001367

1998-12-04: transfer from Private party to Private party (part of a 5-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 199902031964

1994-05-03: $32,000 from Private party to Private party (part of a 5-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 199406290232

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 $350,500 (2011) to $920,800 (2026), up 163% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $920,800 into $850,000 land and $70,800 improvements.

Zoning: MML U/65 (per King County)

Lot: 5,000 sq ft

Water: Water District (per King County)

Sewer: Public (per King County)

Access: Public

Street surface: Paved

Floor and use mix: Storage Warehouse 5,000 SF (county building sections)

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