Neighborhood guide
The Junction
The commercial heart of West Seattle, at California Ave SW and SW Alaska St.
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The Junction took its name in 1907, when two streetcar lines met at California Avenue SW and SW Alaska Street. Real estate offices opened within weeks, and by the end of that decade the Junction had replaced the Admiral district as West Seattle's commercial center. Eleven historic murals painted on commercial buildings, completed in 1991, depict scenes from its past, and the West Seattle Farmers Market runs Sundays year-round in the heart of the district. [1] [2] [3]
Housing stock
The City of Seattle designated the Junction an "urban village" in the 1990s to concentrate growth, so it has more apartments and mixed-use buildings than surrounding residential streets. [1] As of October 20, 2026, Zillow listings in ZIP 98116 showed 244 units; 146 are in apartment buildings that don't publish a bedroom breakdown. The rest by bedrooms: studio: 10, 1 bed: 35, 2 bed: 35, 3 bed: 12, 4 bed: 6.
Rent snapshot · ZIP 98116 as of October 20, 2026
ZIP 98116 covers Admiral, North Admiral, Alki, Genesee and parts of the Junction and Seaview, so these figures describe the wider ZIP, not just Junction.
Median asking rent by bedrooms
Snapshot as of October 20, 2026. Source: WSPM West Seattle Rental Market Dashboard (Zillow listing data).
What renters look for here
- Shops, restaurants and the Sunday farmers market in the heart of the Junction
- Frequent RapidRide C Line service to downtown
- Apartment and mixed-use options
Why owners choose WSPM
- We're locally owned and based in the North Admiral neighborhood of West Seattle
- Over 40 years of combined West Seattle property management experience
- Published fees and daily published operating data
- Pricing grounded in real local comparables
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