3 Beds
2.5 Baths
Building Total: 3,420 sq. ft.
Restuaraunt: 1,566 sq. ft.
Second Level: 1,566 sq. ft.
Basement: 288 sq. ft.
Parcel Total: 3,570 sq. ft.
Poised on the corner of 17th and Galer, the Volunteer Park Café is a landmark business opportunity in the heart of Capitol Hill. It remains as one of only a very limited number of surviving turn-of-the-century mixed-use structures left in Seattle, in continuous operation since its original construction as a home and general store in 1904. Stories still abound from locals who frequented the store’s penny candy counter as children and who now enjoy casual meals at the café. With a light-filled main floor storefront and a spacious two-bedroom apartment and office/studio upstairs, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become an active participant in the ever-evolving history of one of the city’s most beloved gathering spaces, in the heart of one of its most storied neighborhoods. Only a block and a half from the entry to Volunteer Park, and sited along a popular east-west thoroughfare, the Volunteer Park Café building offers unbeatable frontage, reputation and community history to those looking for the ultimate live/work situation. Carry on operations as a beloved café and bakery, convert it back into a neighborhood store, or use it as a creative space and studio – the possibilities are endless!
