LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Fantastic Seattle opportunity just a short walk to the Light Rail station! Spacious 4-bedroom, 2-bath home with excellent access to transit, I-5, I-90, Downtown Seattle, Columbia City, Beacon Hill, shopping, restaurants, and other amenities. Hardwood floors on the main level, double-pane windows, kitchen with eating area. Separate downstairs entry offers a flexible floor plan and potential to add a downstairs kitchen, creating an attractive setup for extended living or additional rental-income potential. Great alley access with plenty of off-street parking in the backyard. Conveniently located near bus lines and Light Rail. LR3 zoning offers excellent potential for investors, builders, and developers to explore multifamily redevelopment opportunities. Great opportunity to live in, rent out, hold as an investment, or explore future redevelopment possibilities. Buyer and buyer’s broker to independently verify LR3 zoning, permitted uses, rental/ADU potential, development potential, lot size, utilities, and all other information with the City of Seattle to their own satisfaction. Property sold as-is.
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Listed by: Home Realty • Tonyhai Nguyen
$679,000
5305 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98118
4beds
1,800sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1924
3,637 Square Feet Lot
$665,700 Zestimate®
$377/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Kitchen with eating areaDouble-pane windowsGreat alley accessSeparate downstairs entry
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Source: NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID,MLS#: 2590060
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 2
- Main level bathrooms: 1
- Main level bedrooms: 2
Bedroom
- Level: Main
Bedroom
- Level: Lower
Bedroom
- Level: Main
Bedroom
- Level: Lower
Bathroom full
- Level: Lower
Bathroom full
- Level: Main
Dining room
- Level: Main
Family room
- Level: Lower
Kitchen with eating space
- Level: Main
Living room
- Level: Main
Utility room
- Level: Lower
Heating
- Fireplace, 90%+ High Efficiency, Electric
Cooling
- Has cooling: Yes
Appliances
- Included: Refrigerator, Refrigerator(s)
Features
- Flooring: Hardwood, Vinyl, Carpet
- Windows: Dbl Pane/Storm Window
- Basement: Finished
- Number of fireplaces: 1
- Fireplace features: Wood Burning, Upper Level: 1, Fireplace
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,800
- Total interior livable area: 1,800 sqft
Property
Parking
- Parking features: Off Street
Features
- Levels: One
- Stories: 1
- Patio & porch: Second Kitchen, Dbl Pane/Storm Window, Fireplace, Jetted Tub
- Spa features: Bath
- Has view: Yes
- View description: Partial, Territorial
Lot
- Size: 3,637 Square Feet
- Features: Sidewalk, Cable TV, Fenced-Partially, High Speed Internet
- Topography: Level
Details
- Parcel number: 9459200105
- Zoning: LR3
- Zoning description: Jurisdiction: City
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: 1 Story w/Bsmnt.
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Stucco, Wood Siding, Wood Products
- Foundation: Poured Concrete
- Roof: Composition
Condition
- Updated/Remodeled
- Year built: 1924
Utilities & green energy
- Electric: Company: puget sound energy
- Sewer: Sewer Connected, Company: City of Seattle
- Water: Public, Company: City of seattel
Community & HOA
Community
- Subdivision: Seattle
HOA
- HOA phone: 206-303-8853
Location
- Region: Seattle
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $377/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $667,000
- Annual tax amount: $3,964
- Date on market: 10/10/2026
- Listing terms: Assumable,Conventional,FHA
- Inclusions: Refrigerator(s)
Estimated market value
$665,700
$632,000 - $699,000
$3,816/mo
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 10/10/2026 | Listed for sale | $679,000+13.5%$377/sqft |
Source:  NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID #2590060 Report a problem | ||
| 1/2/2020 | Listing removed | $598,000$332/sqft |
Source: Home Realty #1389085 Report a problem | ||
| 1/2/2019 | Listed for sale | $598,000+89.8%$332/sqft |
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| 9/18/2010 | Listing removed | $315,000$175/sqft |
Source: Windermere Real Estate/RNT #113980 Report a problem | ||
| 8/7/2010 | Listed for sale | $315,000+7.2%$175/sqft |
Source: Windermere Real Estate/RNT #113980 Report a problem | ||
| 4/17/2006 | Sold | $293,800+97.2%$163/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
| 11/29/1999 | Sold | $149,000$83/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,232 +10.4% | $667,000 +2.9% |
| 2024 | $6,550 +8.6% | $648,000 +6.9% |
| 2023 | $6,030 +2.7% | $606,000 -8.2% |
| 2022 | $5,870 +6.3% | $660,000 +15.6% |
| 2021 | $5,525 +7.8% | $571,000 +14% |
| 2020 | $5,127 +13% | $501,000 +12.6% |
| 2019 | $4,538 +17.5% | $445,000 +6.5% |
| 2018 | $3,861 -2.6% | $418,000 +11.2% |
| 2017 | $3,964 +48.8% | $376,000 +18.2% |
| 2016 | $2,663 | $318,000 +11.2% |
| 2015 | $2,663 | $286,000 +10.9% |
| 2014 | $2,663 | $258,000 +19.4% |
| 2013 | $2,663 | $216,000 |
| 2012 | -- | $216,000 -11.5% |
| 2011 | -- | $244,000 -0.8% |
| 2010 | -- | $246,000 |
| 2009 | -- | $246,000 +17.1% |
| 2007 | -- | $210,000 |
| 2006 | -- | $210,000 +6.1% |
| 2005 | -- | $198,000 +78.4% |
| 2001 | $1,376 +16% | $111,000 +22% |
| 2000 | $1,186 | $91,000 |
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Neighborhood: Columbia City
Nearby schools
Schools provided by the listing agent
- Elementary: Dearborn Park
- Middle: Mercer Mid
- High: Franklin High
Source: NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.
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