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change of use

4500 CALIFORNIA AVE SW

Café / coffee space

Seattle · Public permit record

Business name not established. This general label describes the space in the permit, not a verified business.

Illustrative cafe interior, not this venue
Illustrative interior · AI-generated, not venue photography
A signal of activity. Not a confirmed opening.

01 / THE SIGNAL

What’s taking shape.

The description explicitly proposes a change of use. This can be toward or away from food service; it does not confirm an opening.

Change use from general retail to restaurant per land use code.

Supporting source text · deterministic rules v1 · Review: unreviewed

02 / THE TIMELINE

The record so far.

  1. January 13, 2026

    Application accepted

    Recorded by the city’s permitting system.

  2. March 25, 2026

    Permit issued

    Issuance does not establish an opening date.

  3. Still unknown

    Opening date

    A permit alone does not confirm when a business opens.

03 / STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE

The original permit.

Change use from general retail to restaurant per land use code. Tenant improvements for new cafe at ground level of existing commercial building occupy per plan.
Read the official permit

Source record 7121741-CN · Retrieved September 30, 2026

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