47.5516° N · 122.3875° WWest Seattle · Seattle

5617 California Ave SW

West Seattle, Seattle, WA 98136

ConstructionIssued Sep 30, 2025

Residential
Multi-Family
Single Family

1 parcel · 10 permitsLast activity Nov 20, 2025

Design drawings · 1 packet

$2.7M

Est. Value

Units

13,605

Sq Ft

Stories

Parking Spaces

Design review

Approved Feb 07, 2024

Land use

Issued Jun 02, 2025

Construction

Issued Sep 30, 2025

Completed

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Permits

10 permits · 4 stages

Permit	Status	Submitted	Issued	Finaled	Value	Firm on the permit
Design review1 permit
3041327-EG	Issued	Oct 23, 2023	—	—	$2.2M
	Administrative Design Review for 3, 4-story buildings with 3 live-work units and 6 townhouse units. Parking for 4 vehicles proposed. Submitted Oct 23, 2023
Land use1 permit
3041292-LU	Issued	Oct 02, 2023	Jun 02, 2025	—	$2.2M
	Land use application to allow 2, 4-story townhouse buildings (6 units) and 1, 4-story live-work building (3 units). Parking for 4 vehicles proposed. Early Design Guidance conducted under 3041327-EG. Submitted Oct 02, 2023Issued Jun 02, 2025
Construction5 permits
6914284-CN	Additional Info Requested	Jul 29, 2022	—	—	$2.0M
	CONSTRUCT A 3-STORY TOWNHOUSE STRUCTURE CONTAINING 8 NEW UNITS. INCLUDES PARKING FOR 5 SPACES OFF ALLEY. INCLUDES THE REMOVAL OF AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOME. Submitted Jul 29, 2022
6972109-CN	Additional Info Requested	Jun 23, 2023	—	—	$3.0M
	Demolish existing mixed-use building and construct new live-work and townhome building. Submitted Jun 23, 2023
6988988-CN	Issued	Oct 02, 2023	Sep 30, 2025	—	$1.0M	THE BEST PRACTICE Contractor
	Construct east live-work building occupy per plans. (Establish use as townhouses and live work units per land use code. Construct two multi-family buildings and one live-work building occupy per plans. Reviews and processing for (3) records under 6988988-CN) Submitted Oct 02, 2023Issued Sep 30, 2025
7024503-CN	Issued	May 10, 2024	Nov 16, 2025	—	$1.1M	THE BEST PRACTICE Contractor
	Construct middle multi-family building occupy per plans. (Establish use as townhouses and live work units per land use code. Construct two multi-family buildings and one live-work building occupy per plans. Reviews and processing for (3) records under 6988988-CN) Submitted May 10, 2024Issued Nov 16, 2025
7024504-CN	Issued	May 10, 2024	Oct 13, 2025	—	$653K	THE BEST PRACTICE Contractor
	Construct west multi-family building occupy per plans. (Establish use as townhouses and live work units per land use code. Construct two multi-family buildings and one live-work building occupy per plans. Reviews and processing for (3) records under 6988988-CN) Submitted May 10, 2024Issued Oct 13, 2025
Demolition3 permits
6914285-DM	Additional Info Requested	Jul 29, 2022	—	—	$2.0M
	CONSTRUCT A 3-STORY TOWNHOUSE STRUCTURE CONTAINING 8 NEW UNITS. INCLUDES PARKING FOR 5 SPACES OFF ALLEY. INCLUDES THE REMOVAL OF AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOME. Submitted Jul 29, 2022
6972110-DM	Additional Info Requested	Jun 23, 2023	—	—	$3.0M
	Demolish existing mixed-use building and construct new live-work and townhome building. Submitted Jun 23, 2023
6988989-DM	Finaled	Oct 02, 2023	Nov 20, 2024	Nov 20, 2025	$1K	THE BEST PRACTICE Contractor
	Demolish existing office building per plan. Submitted Oct 02, 2023Issued Nov 20, 2024Finaled Nov 20, 2025

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