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Listed by: COMPASS • Greg Nelson
Bought with: eXp Realty
$800,000
539 26th Avenue S, Seattle, WA 98144
3beds
2baths
2,680sqft
Duplex, Multi Family
Built in 1927
-- sqft lot
$-- Zestimate®
$299/sqft
$2,856 Estimated rent
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Listed by:
Greg Nelson,
COMPASS
Bought with:
Nick Shiu, 24035347
eXp Realty
Source: NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID,MLS#: 2349884
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
Heating
- Forced Air, Electric, Natural Gas
Cooling
- None
Features
- Flooring: Hardwood, Vinyl Plank
- Has fireplace: No
Interior area
- Total structure area: 2,680
- Total interior livable area: 2,680 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Open
- Covered spaces: 1
- Uncovered spaces: 1
Features
- Has view: Yes
- View description: Territorial
Lot
- Size: 4,020 Square Feet
- Features: Corner Lot, Curbs, Sidewalk, Gas Available, Patio
Details
- Parcel number: 1250200235
- Zoning description: Multi-Family,Jurisdiction: City
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: MultiFamily
- Architectural style: Duplex
- Property subtype: Duplex, Multi Family
Materials
- Wood Siding
- Foundation: Poured Concrete
- Roof: Composition
Condition
- Year built: 1927
Utilities & green energy
- Electric: Company: SCL
- Sewer: Sewer Connected, Company: SPU
- Water: Public, Company: SPU
Community & HOA
Community
- Subdivision: Central Area
Location
- Region: Seattle
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $299/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $1,109,000
- Annual tax amount: $10,771
- Date on market: 6/8/2025
- Cumulative days on market: 409 days
- Listing terms: Conventional
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 5/30/2025 | Sold | $800,000$299/sqft |
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| 4/25/2025 | Pending sale | $800,000$299/sqft |
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| 4/11/2025 | Listed for sale | $800,000$299/sqft |
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| 4/6/2025 | Pending sale | $800,000$299/sqft |
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| 3/28/2025 | Listed for sale | $800,000-22.3%$299/sqft |
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| 2/14/2025 | Sold | $1,030,000$384/sqft |
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| 2/13/2021 | Listing removed | -- |
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| 2/3/2021 | Price change | $1,400-6.7%$1/sqft |
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| 1/28/2021 | Listed for rent | $1,500+15.8%$1/sqft |
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| 11/2/2017 | Listing removed | $1,295 |
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| 10/21/2017 | Price change | $1,295-7.2% |
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| 10/12/2017 | Price change | $1,395-7%$1/sqft |
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| 10/3/2017 | Listed for rent | $1,500$1/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11,145 +3.5% | $1,109,000 |
| 2023 | $10,771 +23.1% | $1,109,000 +11.7% |
| 2022 | $8,751 +2.5% | $993,000 +11.2% |
| 2021 | $8,535 +4.2% | $893,000 +9.8% |
| 2020 | $8,187 +3.1% | $813,000 +1.9% |
| 2019 | $7,940 +10.9% | $798,000 -0.3% |
| 2018 | $7,160 +1.8% | $800,000 +17% |
| 2017 | $7,034 +63.1% | $684,000 +19.6% |
| 2016 | $4,314 | $572,000 +7.7% |
| 2015 | $4,314 | $531,000 +24.6% |
| 2014 | $4,314 | $426,000 +5.7% |
| 2013 | $4,314 | $403,000 +2.8% |
| 2012 | -- | $392,000 |
| 2011 | -- | $392,000 -4.6% |
| 2010 | -- | $411,000 |
| 2009 | -- | $411,000 +20.2% |
| 2007 | -- | $342,000 +7.9% |
| 2006 | -- | $317,000 +8.9% |
| 2005 | -- | $291,000 +44.1% |
| 2001 | $2,418 +7.7% | $202,000 +13.5% |
| 2000 | $2,244 | $178,000 |
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Neighborhood: Judkins Park
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