# Building permits at 1523 Broadway, Seattle, WA

One permit on record here. The newest, May 2, 2025: (Establish use as restaurant per land use code.) Construct tenant improvement for food retail (Sunlight Tea). Within a quarter mile, the city has issued 8 more permits since May 1.

## At this address

| Date | Type | Work | Cost | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2025 | Alteration or repair | (Establish use as restaurant per land use code.) Construct tenant improvement for food retail (Sunlight Tea) at main floor northeast corner of existing commercial building per plan. Mechanical included. | $20,000 | [7063518-CN](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/permit/7063518-CN/) |

## Within ¼ mi since May 1, 2026

8 permits in the circle. From our copy of the city's data (last 24 months).

### This block (250 to 1,000 ft), 7 permits

| Date | Address | Distance | Type | Work | Cost | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | [617 E Pike St](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/address/617-e-pike-st/) | 760 ft SW | Alteration or repair | Change of use sales and services general to Restaurant per land use code. Tenant improvement for cafe [Haraz Coffee House] at level 1 and mezzanine of existing mixed used building occupy per plan. Mechanical included. | $208,529 | [7123343-CN](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/permit/7123343-CN/) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | [604 E Union St](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/address/604-e-union-st/) | 980 ft SW | Fence, wall or deck | We are performing a single-ply membrane overlay onto the existing BUR on wood deck. The membrane will be in-seam fastened over a geotextile fabric separation layer per manufacturer warranty requirements | $189,286 | [7158177-RR](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/permit/7158177-RR/) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | [1620 Belmont Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/address/1620-belmont-ave/) | 890 ft NW | Alteration or repair | Construct alterations to exterior envelope of multi-family building [THE PRESS CONDOMINIUMS NORTH BUILDING 2] per plan. | $1,346,615 | [7108451-CN](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/permit/7108451-CN/) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | [1610 Belmont Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/address/1610-belmont-ave/) | 830 ft W | Alteration or repair | Construct exterior alterations/repairs to multifamily building (South Building 1) per plan. | $1,903,049 | [7041366-CN](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/permit/7041366-CN/) |
| Jun 9, 2026 | [1016 E Pike St](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/address/1016-e-pike-st/) | 620 ft E | Alteration or repair | Tenant improvement to existing office on 4th floor of existing commercial building per plan. | $50,000 | [7129271-CN](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/permit/7129271-CN/) |
| May 11, 2026 | [1016 E Pike St](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/address/1016-e-pike-st/) | 620 ft E | Alteration or repair | Construct tenant improvements in commercial building on 3rd floor per plan. | $170,138 | [7118458-CN](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/permit/7118458-CN/) |
| May 6, 2026 | [1200 Boylston Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/address/1200-boylston-ave/) | 960 ft SW | Roofing | Scope of work includes replacement of ground level perimeter guardrails topping slab repairs and new pedestrian traffic coating at the ground level terrace and replacement of topping slab and hot rubberized waterproofing membrane at the ground level parking area. Additionally there will be some targ | $700,000 | [7101619-CN](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/permit/7101619-CN/) |

### Farther (1,000 ft to ¼ mi), 1 permits

| Date | Address | Distance | Type | Work | Cost | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | [1300 University St](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/address/1300-university-st/) | 0.23 mi SW | Alteration or repair | Construct repairs in kind to existing multi-family building subject to field inspection (STFI). | $20,000 | [7148750-CN](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/permit/7148750-CN/) |

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Source: Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections permit data (https://cos-data.seattle.gov/d/76t5-zqzr). Checked 2026-10-05 19:19 UTC. Nearby Permits, https://nearbypermits.com. JSON API and MCP server: https://nearbypermits.com/developers/

Map, the one permit at this address and 8 nearby: https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/address/1523-broadway/