709 Pasadena Avenue, Fircrest, WA 98466 | $625,000

Originally built in 1952, this sweet home is the perfect combination of rustic charm and modern upgrades. With 1,916 square feet, it features hardwood floors, neutral paint, and wooden doors and trim throughout. On the main floor there is a living room with fireplace, a formal dining room, three bedrooms, and a full bathroom. Enjoy cooking in the previously updated kitchen which offers stainless appliances, crisp white cabinets, a stylish countertop and backsplash, lots of room for storage, a butler pantry, and a breakfast nook. Downstairs the daylight basement provides a large open living area and second fireplace, a three-quarter bathroom, an additional room perfect for an office, and access to the garage with a laundry area and built-in shelving. Host summer barbecues on the side deck, anticipate bursts of blooms from the rose bushes in the front yard, or soak up the sunshine in the peaceful and lush backyard with shrubbery, lawn, and cherry trees. Upgrades within the last few years include a new furnace and hot water heater, updates to the plumbing in the upstairs bathroom, a kitchen water filter, and updated sewer.

From this established neighborhood it’s just minutes to local conveniences, including the Fircrest Swimming Pool, Tot Lot, and park right across the street. Multiple shopping centers within the surrounding three-mile area offer a wide variety of stores, restaurants, fast food, and other amenities, including Tacoma Boys, Fred Meyer, Whole Foods, Safeway, Trader Joe’s, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Target, Home Depot, and Lowe’s. Whittier Elementary School is only a half mile away, Wainwright Intermediate School is less than a five-minute drive, and Foss High School is within two miles. Access to Highway 16 and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge is quick and convenient, time to the Point Defiance Ferry Terminal is 15 minutes, and the Tacoma Link Light Rail provides free transportation across downtown.

Learn about the history of the area and a variety of different subjects through establishments such as the Foss Waterway Seaport, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, Tacoma Historical Society, Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, Washington State History Museum, Puget Sound Museum of Natural History, College Park National Historic District, Karpeles Manuscript Museum Library, and LeMay, America’s Car Museum.

Explore the beauty of the Pacific Northwest through numerous local attractions. Get to know others in the community through the Highlands Golf Course, Fircrest Golf Club, Tacoma Yacht Club, Totem Yacht Club, Day Island Yacht Club, and Union Club Tacoma. Observe nature in action at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. Walk along the waterfront at Ruston Way and the Dune Peninsula. Enjoy the array of rhododendrons, dahlias, roses, fuchsias, irises, and more at the Point Defiance Park Gardens. Other points of interest include a park, picnic area, and restored lightkeeper’s house at Browns Point Lighthouse Park; the shops at Point Ruston; Fort Steilacoom Park, with 340 acres of trails, sports fields, orienteering course, dog park, and area for radio-controlled aircraft; the unique shops, restaurants, and historical sites of downtown Gig Harbor; water access at Sunnyside Beach; Dash Point State Park, with opportunities for hiking, biking, swimming, fishing, and boating; the W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory; and PowellsWood, a 40-acre garden and woodland.