Gas stations · Washington

Gas Station on 15th Avenue West

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedReinhabitedDemolishedSeattle, WA

Demolished gas station (2007); retrofit completed, no current use or redevelopment noted. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 5 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 205,494 on I-5 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 7,119 units, King County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,323/mo zillow · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: I-5 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …the building was razed record · all sites with this

Reinhabited

This site: …the building was razed record · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Demolishednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Redeveloped · ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	otherWikipedia no source
What is there now	the building was razednewtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year	2007newtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, King County (WA), 2024	7,119 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,093 in 2–4, 2,352 single-family; 2023: 7,274 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	5 within 10 km, 21 within 25 km: South Lake Union (0.0 km); Rainier Vista (0.0 km); Mini Mart City Park (0.5 km); Rainier Square (0.7 km); Westlake Mall (1.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	102,448 jobs in 5,725 establishments; average annual pay $60,273; employment location quotient 0.72; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	60,876 jobs; 838 in retail trade, 2,354 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 53033008102)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 36th income percentile as adults; 3.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (49 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 25.5%; median family income $138,281; 386 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Seattle Public Schools (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Summit Public School: Sierra; Bailey Gatzert Elementary School; Middle College High School; Interagency Detention SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	134 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	8 county-logged events: 6 heavy rain, 1 debris flow, 1 flood; $34,994,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 98104, 2026-09	median list price $497,000 (-0.6% on the year); 59 active listings; median 50 days on market; 11% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	5,912 establishments (-10%); 104,570 jobs (+8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $824,870 (-2% 1 yr, +7% 5 yr); typical rent $2,323/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	205,494 vehicles a day on I-5 (Interstate, 11 lanes); 9,952 trucks; 37 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Gas station demolished in 2007 after eviction. Building razed per 'after_notes'.

Why. Retrofit strategy (redevelop/reinhabit) completed; record states 'retrofit already built' and 'closed or demolished per category only'.

Where it stands. No current use; site vacant post-demolition. Nearby clusters include South Lake Union (0km, built) and Rainier Square (0.7km, unknown status).

For a planner

Demolition confirmed 2007; no active development noted.
Housing market (ZHVI $824k) and retail trends (establishments down 10%) are county-level data, not site-specific.

For a developer

No opportunity score (0.0); site is demolished with no current use.
Peer sites (e.g., Mini Mart City Park, 0km) are redeveloping but not applicable to this demolished asset.

What we do not know yet

No post-demolition redevelopment details provided.
County growth rate (4.6% 2018-23) cited in reasons but not verified for this site.

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retrofit already built
closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced
county grew 4.6% 2018–23
median rent $2,035

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Official records (3)

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King County (53033) profile (data.census.gov)from site.county_fips 53033
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EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom site.lat/lon

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Market (1)

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News (2)

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Planning (1)

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History and original facts

County	King County
Census division	9 · Pacific
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: A gas station in Seattle was converted into a residence and later razed in 2007.

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Timeline

2005 reprieve from eviction
2007 evicted and building razed
2007 Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit

Sources

Buddy Foley · CC BY-SA 4.0
3 quoted sentences
a converted gas station on 15th Avenue West
After a reprieve from eviction in 2005
he was evicted in 2007 when the building was razed.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Gas Station on 15th Avenue West, Seattle, WA." Record n-9c4a9f8e32, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/wa/seattle-gas-station-on-15th-avenue-west/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_seattlegasstationon15thavenuewest,
  title = {Gas Station on 15th Avenue West, Seattle, WA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/wa/seattle-gas-station-on-15th-avenue-west/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-9c4a9f8e32, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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