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change of use

Lotus

419 RAINIER AVE S

Seattle · Public permit record

Name supported by the permit source. Current operation is unverified.

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 office to restaurant per land use code.

Supporting source text · deterministic rules v1 · Review: unreviewed

02 / THE TIMELINE

The record so far.

  1. September 10, 2026

    Application accepted

    Recorded by the city’s permitting system.

  2. Not recorded

    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 office to restaurant per land use code. Construct tenant improvement for cafe & bar (Lotus) on ground floor middle tenant space of existing commercial building occupy per plan.

Name evidence

cafe & bar (Lotus)

Read the official permit

Source record 7157797-CN · Retrieved September 30, 2026

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