970 12th St SE, Auburn, WA 98002

Multifamily · Auburn · Seattle-Bellevue metro, WA

One of 191 reachable multifamily buildings in Auburn. Larger than 23% of multifamily buildings in Auburn (median 13,348 SF), derived from assessor records.

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Building size: 6,233 SF, King County Assessor
Lot size: 20,253 SF, King County Assessor
Year built: 1978, King County Assessor
Stories: 1, King County Assessor
Predominant use: Nova Apts, King County Assessor
Units: 8, King County Assessor
Assessed value: $1,298,000, per the King County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per building SF: $208.25/SF, derived from assessor records
Lot coverage: 31%, derived from assessor records
Vintage: 1970s vintage
Zoning: C1, King County
County use code: Apartment
Parking (observed): surface lot, AI estimate from public imagery
Frontage (observed): interior, AI estimate from public imagery

Nearby comparable buildings

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

1002 12th St SE, Auburn · 0 mi · 13,838 SF · built 1969 · assessed $187.53/SF
930 12th St SE, Auburn · 0 mi · 11,016 SF · built 1979 · assessed $214.32/SF
1006 12th St SE, Auburn · 0 mi · 15,334 SF · built 1967 · assessed $175.75/SF
1214 G St SE, Auburn · 0.1 mi · 6,842 SF · built 1964 · assessed $181.96/SF
1001 17th St SE, Auburn · 0.2 mi · 48,860 SF · built 1968
1304 M St SE, Auburn · 0.2 mi · 41,936 SF · built 1997 · assessed $186.83/SF

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Sale history and market context

MakeMe Estimate: $1,389,243 (estimated market value), with a likely range of $1,233,213 to $1,584,740 (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Based on 667 verified arm's-length comparable sales (through 2026-05-29). Not an appraisal. How this estimate works. About $174K per unit at the midpoint (8 units).

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

2019-06-26: $4,842,400 from A & A Investment Properties LLC to 12th Street SE TNC LLC (part of a 3-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20190628001064

2014-03-07: $1,372,100 from Grace Community Church of Au to A & A Investments LLC (part of a 3-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 20140312001015

3 administrative transfers (no consideration), 2004 to 2013

1996-08-05: $1,651,000 from Private party to Grace Community Church of Auburn (part of a 4-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 199608131706

1996-04-17: transfer from Private party to Private party (part of a 4-parcel sale; price is the whole deal), rec. 199605060299

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 $515,000 (2011) to $1,298,000 (2026), up 152% over 15 years, per county tax rolls. The 2026 roll splits $1,298,000 into $465,800 land and $832,200 improvements.

Zoning: C1 (per King County)

Lot: 20,253 sq ft

Water: Water District (per King County)

Sewer: Public (per King County)

Access: Public

Street surface: Paved

Floor and use mix: Multiple Residence (Low Rise) 6,233 SF (county building sections)

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