614 S 225th St, Des Moines, WA 98198
Commercial · Des Moines · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA
One of 69 reachable commercial buildings in Des Moines. Larger than 10% of commercial buildings in Des Moines (median 9,350 SF), derived from assessor records.
- Usable building area
- 1,700 SF, King County Assessor
- Lot size
- 6,000 SF, King County Assessor
- Year built
- 1958, King County Assessor
- Stories
- 1, King County Assessor
- Predominant use
- Office, King County Assessor
- Assessed value
- $425,000, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
- Assessed value per usable SF
- $250/SF, derived from assessor records
- Usable area / lot
- 0.28, derived from assessor records
- Vintage
- 1950s vintage
- Zoning
- D-C, King County
- County use code
- Single Family(C/I Use)
Nearby comparable buildings
Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.
- 619 S 225th St, Des Moines · 0 mi · 1,540 SF · built 1941 · assessed $250/SF
- 730 S 225th St, Des Moines · 0 mi · 6,288 SF · built 1912 · assessed $119.99/SF
- 22528 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines · 0.1 mi · 2,402 SF · built 1935 · assessed $274.98/SF
- 22616 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines · 0.1 mi · 2,200 SF · built 1965 · assessed $202.68/SF
- 705 S 222nd St, Des Moines · 0.2 mi · 1,600 SF · built 1950 · assessed $275/SF
- 22214 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines · 0.2 mi · 3,080 SF · built 1937 · assessed $220.36/SF
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Sale history and market context
MakeMe Estimate: $538K (estimated market value), with a likely range of $447K to $649K (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 0.5 mi. This property type carries wider measured error; treat the estimate as a starting point.
Comparable sales used as evidence
- 21630 7th Pl S, Des Moines: $790,000 (2026-04), 3,681 SF, $214.62/SF, built 1920, 0.5 mi away
- 1204 S 200th St, Seatac: $500,000 (2025-12), 2,819 SF, $177.37/SF, built 2008, 1.6 mi away (different city)
- 31015 Military Rd S, Auburn: $1,100,000 (2024-12), 2,785 SF, $394.97/SF, built 1996, 5.6 mi away (different city)
- 107 SW 110th St, Burien: $815,000 (2025-12), 2,607 SF, $312.62/SF, built 1959, 7.2 mi away (different city)
- 23907 132nd Ave SE, Kent: $1,020,000 (2025-07), 3,801 SF, $268.35/SF, built 2001, 7.6 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.
Last sold: 1992-10-20 for $170,000 (recorded arm's-length sale).
Current ownership dates to 1992 (about 34 years) per recorded transfers.
- 1992-10-20: $170,000 from Private party to Private party, rec. 199210202583
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 $172,000 (2011) to $425,000 (2026), up 147% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $425,000 into $138,000 land and $287,000 improvements.
- Zoning: D-C (per King County)
- Lot: 6,000 sq ft
- Water: Water District (per King County)
- Sewer: Public (per King County)
- Access: Public
- Floor and use mix: Office Building 1,700 SF (county building sections)
- County districts report (schools, fire, sewer, council; on kingcounty.gov)