5400 Airport Way South, Seattle
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Quick answers
- Does 5400 Airport Way South have open permits or code violations?
- Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections lists 6 permits, 1 not closed, and 1 violation.
- What is the 2026 conforming loan limit in King County?
- $1,063,750 for a single-unit home, per FHFA. Larger loans are jumbo loans.
- Is radon a problem here?
- EPA radon zone 3, low potential.
- What natural disasters is 5400 Airport Way South at risk for?
- FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area very high overall, with elevated earthquake and inland flooding risk.
Permits and code violations
1 permit not closed out. Unfinished permits pass to the next owner. No open violations.
- Addition/alteration Jul 2017Completed
Construct storage mezzanine within existing warehouse per plan.
- Addition/alteration Apr 2017Completed
Change of use from of portion of warehouse to drinking establishment (elysian) and construct alterations for same in an existing mixed-use building occupy per plans.
- Addition/alteration Mar 2017Completed
Install high-pile storage racks in an existing warehouse per plan.
- New May 2015Expired
Construction of storage and office building with caretaker unit and occupy per plan.
- Demolition Oct 2014Completed
Demolish 14906 sf warehouse and office building per plan.
- Violation Oct 2009Completed
Decommissioning of 9 underground storage tanks per plan. related project #3010010.
Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections
Safety and environment
FEMA natural hazard risk
Very High
Highest for this area: earthquake, inland flooding. These drive insurance cost here.
FEMA National Risk Index, census tract
Superfund site
2.3 mi
Harbor Island (Lead) (NPL Site). Check groundwater and vapor reports on the EPA site page.
EPA National Priorities List
Leaking fuel tanks
1 within 1,650 ft
Nearest: Kelly Moore Paint Co, 5410 Airport Way S (50 ft), open. 1 still open. Ask whether groundwater or soil vapor testing was done.
EPA UST Finder, leaking underground storage tank releases
Brownfield site
200 ft
Kelly Moore Preservative Plant and 3 more within half a mile. Former industrial land in EPA's cleanup and reuse program.
EPA ACRES Brownfields
Toxic release facility
250 ft
Kelly Moore Paint Co and 20 more within a mile. Reports chemical releases to air, water or land to EPA each year.
EPA Toxics Release Inventory
Radon potential
Low
Geology here keeps indoor radon low on average.
EPA and USGS Geologic Radon Potential Map
Wildfire risk
Very Low
Wildfire risk is low enough that standard home insurance usually covers it.
FEMA National Risk Index
Nearest public schools
1,550 ft
Maple Elementary School (1,550 ft), Cleveland High School STEM (1,850 ft), Mercer International Middle School (4,300 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.
U.S. Department of Education, NCES
Major airport
7.2 mi
Seattle-Tacoma (SEA). Aircraft may be audible under approach paths.
FAA large-hub airports
Conforming loan limit 2026
$1,063,750
King County. Mortgages up to this amount qualify for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pricing. Above it, the loan is a jumbo with stricter terms.
FHFA Conforming Loan Limit Values, one-unit
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