851 Hiawatha Pl S, Seattle, WA 98144

Multifamily · Seattle · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA

One of 6,731 reachable multifamily buildings in Seattle. Larger than 93% of multifamily buildings in Seattle (median 6,744 SF), derived from assessor records.

Usable building area
60,507 SF, King County Assessor
County gross area
89,283 SF, King County Assessor
Excluded area
28,776 SF outside primary usable area
Lot size
21,545 SF, King County Assessor
Year built
2007, King County Assessor
Stories
4, King County Assessor
Predominant use
Apartment, King County Assessor
Units
61, King County Assessor
Assessed value
$18,740,400, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per usable SF
$309.72/SF, derived from assessor records
Usable area / lot
2.81, derived from assessor records
Vintage
2000s vintage
Zoning
NC3-75 (M), King County
County use code
Apartment

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Sale history and market context

MakeMe Estimate: $19.8M (estimated market value), with a likely range of $17.6M to $22.3M (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Based on 8 verified arm's-length comparable sales (through 2026-05-29). Not an appraisal. How this estimate works. About $324K per unit at the midpoint (61 units).

higher confidence: 13 comparable sales within 3 miles; nearest 0.5 mi.

Comparable sales used as evidence

Recorded arm's-length sales of similar buildings nearby; nearer and more recent sales rank first. The strongest 5 of 13 nearby verified sales are shown. Buyer and seller names are withheld. Get this data via API.

Market context: Multifamily in Seattle

median verified sale $367.78/SF over the trailing 24 months; median $272,900 per unit; 139 sales in the last 12 months and 264 in 24 (newest verified sale 2026-05); the middle 80% of recent sales traded at 0.82x to 1.27x their county assessed value, median 1.00x (264 sales with usable county values).

  • 2022: $425.17/SF median (187 sales)
  • 2023: $404.65/SF median (114 sales)
  • 2024: $360.05/SF median (108 sales)
  • 2025: $374.38/SF median (149 sales)
  • 2026 YTD: $363.21/SF median (48 sales)

This estimate sits at 1.05x county assessed value, the 63rd percentile of those recent sale premiums.

Computed from 5,897 verified arm's-length sales in King County public records (264 in the trailing 24 months). Free public records. Not an appraisal.

Current ownership dates to 2006 (about 20 years) per recorded transfers.

Source: King County recorded sales extract; buyer and seller shown only when a company or organization. Individual names are withheld.

Value over time

$0$10M$20M$30M20102014201820222026$19.8M$18.7MCounty assessed valueMakeMe Estimate range

Dark line: county assessed value per King County tax rolls. Blue line: our estimate; dashed years are a modeled backcast built from recorded arm's-length sales in the building's segment, not estimates published at the time, and years without enough sales stay unmodeled. The shaded range is the model's measured error band; about half of verified sales in the segment land inside it. Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

Land, site, and value history

Assessed value moved from $4,431,600 (2010) to $18,740,400 (2026), up 323% over 16 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $18,740,400 into $3,847,900 land and $14,892,500 improvements.

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Permit history

Source: King County permit records (newest first).