9645 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98118

Commercial · Seattle · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA

One of 1,256 reachable commercial buildings in Seattle. Larger than 20% of commercial buildings in Seattle (median 13,352 SF), derived from assessor records.

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Building size: 2,400 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size: 135,893 SF, King County Assessor
Year built: 2010, King County Assessor
Stories: 2, King County Assessor
Predominant use: Crew Shack And Caretaker's Quarters, King County Assessor
Assessed value: $2,273,400, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per building SF: $947.25/SF, derived from assessor records
Lot coverage: 2%, derived from assessor records
Vintage: 2010s vintage
Zoning: C2-75 (M), King County
County use code: Mobile Home Park

Nearby comparable buildings

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

9801 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 10,859 SF · built 2009 · assessed $788.29/SF
9833 40th Ave S, Seattle · 0.2 mi · 13,818 SF · built 1980 · assessed $768.09/SF
9116 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle · 0.4 mi · 3,318 SF · built 1969 · assessed $247.32/SF
9236 Renton Ave S, Seattle · 0.5 mi · 32,226 SF · built 1926 · assessed $273.38/SF
8802 Rainier Ave S, Seattle · 0.8 mi · 63,249 SF
8815 Seward Park Ave S, Seattle · 0.9 mi · 189,592 SF · built 1960

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Sale history and market context

MakeMe Estimate: $2,605,922 (estimated market value), with a likely range of $2,208,253 to $3,186,150 (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Based on 139 verified arm's-length comparable sales (through 2026-05-29). Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

Current ownership dates to 2019 (about 7 years) per recorded transfers.

2019-06-17: $7,600,000 from JC Dre LLC +NC Dre LLC to Washington State Convention Center (non-market transfer), rec. 20190617001083

2 administrative transfers (no consideration), 2017 to 2018

2006-04-04: $850,000 from Private party to 9645 MLK LLC (non-market transfer), rec. 20060407001436

1997-10-06: transfer from Private party to Private party (part of a 3-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 199710130000

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 $1,223,000 (2011) to $2,273,400 (2026), up 86% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $2,273,400 into $1,834,500 land and $438,900 improvements.

Zoning: C2-75 (M) (per King County)

Lot: 135,893 sq ft

Water: Water District (per King County)

Sewer: Public (per King County)

Access: Public

Street surface: Paved

Floor and use mix: Open Office 1,200 SF; Apartment 1,200 SF (county building sections)

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

Permit history

2026-02-13: Electrical (Screened), permit 7129213-EL

2010-03-25: Building, New, declared value $284,928 (Complete), permit 6229256

2009-07-07: Other, declared value $1,000 (Complete), permit 6219825

2009-07-07: Demolition (Complete), permit 6219878

2009-07-07: Remodel (Complete), permit 3004009

Source: King County permit records (newest first).