808 Howell St, Seattle, WA 98101

Commercial · Seattle · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA

Imagery suggests: high-rise office, appears multi-tenant. AI estimate from public imagery. In recent public imagery (2026-06), the building appears well maintained. AI estimate from public imagery; may be outdated.

One of 1,256 reachable commercial buildings in Seattle. Larger than 100% of commercial buildings in Seattle (median 13,352 SF), derived from assessor records.

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Building size: 1,400,666 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size: 63,883 SF, King County Assessor
Year built: 2018, King County Assessor
Stories: 45, King County Assessor
Predominant use: Hotel, King County Assessor
Assessed value: $393,258,700, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per building SF: $280.77/SF, derived from assessor records
Lot coverage: 2193%, derived from assessor records
Vintage: 2010s vintage
Zoning: DOC2 500/300-550, King County
County use code: Hotel/Motel
Construction (observed): steel glass, AI estimate from public imagery
Parking (observed): structured, 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.

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724 Pine St, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 103,566 SF · built 1996 · assessed $434.69/SF
901 Olive Way, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 1,809,000 SF · built 2022
620 Stewart St, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 61,410 SF · built 1926 · assessed $427.48/SF
810 Virginia St, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 97,288 SF · built 1999
914 Virginia St, Seattle · 0.1 mi · 22,860 SF · built 1995 · assessed $587.17/SF

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Sale history and market context

MakeMe Estimate: $334,066,234 (estimated market value), with a likely range of $283,087,034 to $404,188,317 (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Based on 34 verified arm's-length comparable sales (through 2026-05-29). Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

Last sold: 2012-05-02 for $9,700,000 (recorded arm's-length sale).

Current ownership dates to 2016 (about 10 years) per recorded transfers.

3 administrative transfers (no consideration), 2016 to 2016

2012-05-02: $9,700,000 from Sound Credit Union to Ninth and Stewart LLC, rec. 20120502001248

2006-10-26: $13,450,000 from Vance-Howell Street LLC to Watermark Credit Union, rec. 20061026000072

1997-05-23: $2,100,000 from Roffe INC to Vance Howell Street LLC, rec. 199705291495

1997-05-23: transfer from Roffe INC to Vance-Howell Street LLC (non-market transfer), rec. 199705291496

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 $11,843,900 (2011) to $393,258,700 (2026), up 3220% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $393,258,700 into $99,631,300 land and $293,627,400 improvements.

Zoning: DOC2 500/300-550 (per King County)

Lot: 63,883 sq ft

Water: Water District (per King County)

Sewer: Public (per King County)

Access: Public

Street surface: Paved

Floor and use mix: Hotel, Full Service Upper Upscale 1,032,459 SF; Underground Parking Structure 338,415 SF; Restaurant, Table Service 21,880 SF; Open Office 4,702 SF; Storage Warehouse 3,210 SF (county building sections)

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

Permit history

2025-12-10: Electrical, declared value $36,174, permit 7120647-EL

2025-09-23: Electrical, declared value $9,992, permit 7108125-EL

2025-08-07: Electrical, declared value $7,500, permit 7100470-EL

2025-08-04: Electrical, declared value $1,500, permit 7099859-EL

2025-06-24: Electrical, declared value $2,000, permit 7092748-EL

2025-06-12: Electrical, declared value $2,000, permit 7090852-EL

2024-11-18: Electrical, declared value $500 (Screened), permit 7056919-EL

2024-08-22: Electrical, declared value $1,000 (Screened), permit 7042375-EL

2024-05-15: Electrical, declared value $4,300 (Screened), permit 7025212-EL

2016-02-16: Building, New, declared value $244,193,247 (Complete), permit 6423734

Source: King County permit records (newest first).