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1100 Poplar Pl SSeattle, WA 98144
Downtown Seattle Self-Storage & Permitted Expansion - Seattle, WA
Asset ClassSelf Storage
Call For Offers09/29/26
Land: 1.09 AcresSquare Feet: 32,799# Units: 460Access Data Room
Seattle, WA MSA
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Overview

Cushman & Wakefield is pleased to offer for sale Seattle Self Storage, a value-add opportunity with a fully permitted expansion in an extremely high barrier, supply-constrained, urban infill submarket of the Seattle MSA.

 

Built in 1956 and repositioned for self-storage use in 1985, the existing facility spans 32,799 NRSF across 460 units and is 97% occupied. In-place rents of $2.36/SF trail the weighted market average of $2.71/SF, and targeted capital upgrades create a clear path to drive revenue growth.

 

The Property includes a fully entitled, permitted expansion on an adjacent parcel totaling 45,245NRSF (61,837 gross SF) across 471 units, which would bring total future capacity to 78,044 NRSF and 931 units at build-out. Permits were secured prior to a citywide zoning change that now severely restricts new self-storage development, making this expansion a rare path to scale in an otherwise closed market.

 

High-exposure frontage along Interstate-90 (140,000 vehicles daily) and Rainier Avenue S (23,000 vehicles daily) connects the site to downtown Seattle. Judkins Park Station, part of the newly opened 2 Line light rail extension connecting downtown Seattle to Bellevue and Redmond, sits two blocks south and is driving significant infill redevelopment: over 9,826 multifamily units have been delivered within a one-mile radius since 2015, with 2,223 more under construction or planned.

 

Surrounding neighborhoods include the high-growth Judkins Park and Central District, alongside the established, high-income Leschi, Mount Baker and Beacon Hill neighborhoods. The three-mile trade area totals 222,320 residents with average household income of $171,958, against just 4.90 SF of self-storage supply per capita. The Property also sits within a designated Opportunity Zone, offering potential tax advantages.

 

Seattle Self Storage combines stable in-place performance, embedded rent upside, and an irreplaceable, fully-permitted expansion in one of the most supply-constrained, high-barrier trade areas in the Pacific Northwest.

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Investment Highlights

  • Core Urban Infill Location: Positioned in a rapidly redeveloping submarket, two blocks from the newly opened Judkins Park light rail station connecting downtown Seattle to the Eastside.
  • Extreme Barriers to Entry: Seattle zoning severely restricts new self-storage development citywide and storage is no longer an allowed use within the immediate trade area.
  • Constrained Supply: only 4.90 SF per capita in the 3-mile trade area
  • Stable Cash Flow with Embedded Upside: The existing facility is 97% occupied, with in-place rents of $2.36/SF trailing the $2.71/SF weighted market average.
  • Fully Entitled, Irreplaceable Expansion: Permitted 45,245 NRSF, 471-unit expansion positions the Property to capture growing demand as population increases and supply remains constrained.
  • Opportunity Zone Location: Potential tax advantages tied to both the value-add renovation and the Class-A expansion.
  • Exceptional Visibility and Traffic: 140,000 vehicles daily on I-90 and 23,000 on Rainier Avenue S.
  • High-Growth, High-Income Demographics: 222,320 residents within the 3-mile trade area, average household income of $171,958, supported by 9,826 multifamily units delivered since 2015 and 2,223 more underway.
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1100 Poplar Pl SSeattle, WA 98144
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