Perched high on the hill, this Grandiose Craftsman has turn of the century charm, modernized systems, fully fenced yard AND space to build garage. On the main floor - Kitchen w/ eating space, walk-in pantry, laundry room, open living/dining and bountiful amounts of natural light! Two updated full baths (one on each floor) & peek-a-boo view of Mt Rainier upstairs. Fresh paint (inside & out) carpet, newer windows and roof. 3 minutes to freeway on-ramp & blocks from Wapato Park. Don’t miss the video!
The Neighborhood
Less than a mile away, you’ll find Wapato Park - an urban park featuring a woodland area, a lake, walking trail, plus a historic pergola full of stunning and colorful. Wapato has a number of trails that you can walk to explore the park, including one circling the lake that is approx .9 miles in length and you can’t beat the beautiful setting of the lake and forest. It’s best and most popular feature though is the off leash dog park! The off leash dog area has a smaller area for puppers under 25 pounds, a space for larger pups and an upper dog area for all dogs. The park also provides waste bag stations and garbage bins to help keep the park clean. Water is also available for the pups, there’s a water faucet and bowl.
Just two minutes from the Safeway, Pharmacy and Fuel Station on South 56th Street
Just minutes from shopping and dining in the Tacoma Place center. Get great prices on groceries and bulk foods at Winco, there’s a Starbucks on the corner with a drive thru, nail salon, Regis Salon, Mattress Depot, and plenty of places to eat at like Famous Dave’s, Red Lobster, Applebee’s, Popeye’s, Olive Garden and Little Tokyo Teriyaki, Shari’sl, Dairy Queen, and the best pho and Pho Ever Tacoma, which is open from 10 AM - 4 AM 6 days a week.
You can look forward to being just a few minutes from Stewart Heights Pool - 160 foot Water Slide, Lazy River, Zero-depth entry, Bubble Pool, Water Play Structure, Water Basketball, Tumble Buckets. It’s a great, local community place to just lounge about, sip some cooling, homemade lemonade, and dip your toes in their refreshing pool. And have you ever witnessed a fluffy, Corgi swimming? It’s quite comical! Not many know this, but at the end of every summer, before they clean out the pools, they have a Pooch Pool Party! It’s a fun place to take your furry best friend to cool off and also enjoy watching the other pups get their swim on.
There’s one place that you absolutely must check out if you’re thinking about sprucing up the backyard - Earthwise Architectural Salvage a retail warehouse that’s full of both vintage and new doors, windows, lighting, hardware and lumber. They also offer a diverse assortment of architectural antiques including stained glass, wrought iron, pillars, posts, and columns and so much more. It’s the kind of place that helps all those Pinterest boards you have come to life.
