8522 46th Street NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335 | $1,075,000
Welcome home to this beautiful piece of property highlighting over an acre of manicured gardens and lawn, a gazebo, and even a pickleball court! The large back deck offers a hot tub and the perfect spot for a summer barbecue or sitting and soaking up the sunshine. Step inside the lovely 2,524 square-foot home where you will be greeted by vaulted ceilings, tall windows, calming paint colors, and hardwood floors. Cook with ease in the beautiful white kitchen featuring lots of counter space, an abundance of cupboards for storage, and a double oven. Eat a casual meal at the large island, or enjoy a more formal dinner in the attached dining area with a built-in bench. The main floor is completed by a front living room, a den with a built-in entertainment center and bookshelves, a half bathroom, and a large laundry room offering a sink and extra storage and counter space. Upstairs the primary suite features a five-piece bathroom and walk-in closet, and there is an additional full bathroom and three more bedrooms, one with an attached bonus room perfect for a game room, media center, or library. Recent improvements include new light fixtures, air conditioning, and heat pump, and over the last several years updates have been made to the kitchen and primary bathroom.
This gated Arletta Hills neighborhood is less than three miles from the Fox Island bridge, boat launch, and beach, and is a five-minute drive to the Gig Harbor Golf Club, Harbor Family Park woods and walking trails, and the Wollochet Bay Estuary Park picnic and fishing area. Artondale Elementary School is only two miles away, Kopachuck Middle School is under a 10-minute drive, and Gig Harbor High School is within six miles. Uptown Gig Harbor is about 10 minutes away, with easy access to multiple shopping centers off of Olympic and Point Fosdick Drives. A wide array of stores and amenities includes Harbor Greens, Metropolitan Market, Fred Meyer, Safeway, Ace Hardware, Rite Aid, Mud Bay, Michaels, Kohl’s, HomeGoods, Galaxy Theatres, a variety of fast food and fine dining, clothing boutiques, a library, and medical clinics. Downtown Gig Harbor, where you can experience the unique shops, restaurants, and historical sites of the waterfront, is just over five miles away. Other nearby attractions include walking and hiking trails at McCormick Forest Park, Banner Forest, and the Cushman Trail; Sehmel Homestead Park, complete with 98 acres of sports fields, picnic areas, playgrounds, walking and riding trails, wetlands, and gardens; Artondale Farm, offering fresh produce and handmade goods; Kopachuck State Park, where the forest meets the water; Cutts Island State Park, which is only accessible by boat; Crescent Valley Lavender Farm, a you-cut farm with seven varieties of lavender; and the Island View Market, a gathering place for locals since the 1950s.
Come see this lovely home today, and start living your best life right here in Gig Harbor!\
