Sold - Peaceful UP Condo

7411 53rd St Ct W, University Place

$590,000

2 Beds + Bonus Room

1.75 Baths

1,588 Sq Ft + Garage

Home: If the search for home is calling you toward simplicity, stability, comfort, and proximity to things that bring joy, this might be the place for you. Life in this condo offers the comfort and ease of living all on one level, with the warmth of the new furnace, the privacy of the primary suite, and the peace of the garden just out the back door. It helps you simplify with all the landscaping and so much maintenance managed by the HOA. It brings increased stability in your budget knowing funds for maintenance are tucked away every month. And proximity to things that bring joy? If that could be waterfront parks, local restaurants, paved trails, scenic golf courses, and the beauty of the Puget Sound, we really think joy is in store for you here.

Set in University Place, this move-in ready condo borders a quiet neighborhood. Updates include brand new carpet and LVP flooring in all the living areas, new bathroom floors, a freshly painted interior and a new furnace in 2023. A true single-level, there are no steps even from the garage. Host friends in the open fireside living and dining room with beautiful natural light from west and south facing windows. Start the day in the eat-in kitchen adjoining the covered patio. Relax in the private primary suite with a 5-piece bath, walk-in closet and sliding door to the peaceful garden. Create an office or den in the bonus room. Enjoy the lawn and blooming trees but leave the work to the HOA.

Updates:

  • Brand new carpet throughout the open living space, bedrooms, back hall, and bonus room

  • Brand new Luxury Vinyl Plank flooring in the kitchen and front hall

  • Brand new vinyl flooring in both bathrooms

  • Freshly painted interior

  • New furnace just a few months ago in the fall of 2023

Preinspection: A recent seller-procured home inspection is completed and attached to the seller’s disclosure. Available upon request.

Greystone on Bridgeport HOA: The Greystone HOA covers exterior building maintenance, landscaping, planting, and mowing, so you can enjoy the grounds, feel good under your roof, and have the peace of more predictable monthly and yearly expenses—dues of $400/month.

Community: University Place is well-loved by residents for its beautiful trees, views of the Puget Sound, and its proximity to neighboring communities like Tacoma and Gig Harbor. Popular for its public schools, UP is a good place to live for people of any age. From this condo home reach Chambers Bay Golf Course and the public park surrounding it in just 7 minutes. Get to Sunnyside Beach for an afternoon by the water in 9 minutes. Meet a friend for comfort food at The Pine Cone Cafe, or go for dinner at Maria’s Cocina Mexicana. Enjoy a pint and perfect sunset views at Narrows Brewing. Choose from an array of grocery markets including the locally-owned and operated Harbor Greens.

If life in University Place and this one-level condo are calling your name, continue on for the video tour, photos, details, and a list of 20 favorite local destinations and services nearby.

Single Level Living

  • Open Living & Dining Room

  • Eat-in Kitchen

  • Primary Suite with Walk-in Closet & 5-Piece Bath

  • 2nd Bedroom

  • 3/4 Bath

  • Bonus Room

  • Laundry Room

Garage & Grounds

  • 2-Car Attached Garage

  • Paved Driveway & Walkways

  • Covered Front Entrance

  • Covered Patio & Sunny Patio

  • Lawn & Landscaping

Floor Plan

The layout is thoughtfully designed with good flow, open spaces, and quiet retreats.

Location

University Place is a well-loved community on the shores of the Salish Sea just south of the Tacoma Narrows, and North of Steilacoom. And it’s where you’ll find Chambers Bay Golf Course, host of the 2015 US Open. The public course is surrounded by a waterfront park, including a 3.25 mile loop trail with views across the Sound to the Olympic Mountains, a playground, a big lawn for picnics and kite-flying, and the Chambers Bay Grill. 

Sit out on the waterfront deck at Boathouse 19 for dessert just a squeak over 10 minutes from home.

Play a round or walk around the public Chambers Bay Golf Course with special rates for locals just a 7 minute drive from 7411 S 53rd St Ct W.

Amenities such as the University Place Pierce County Library are just a short drive away as well. Incidentally, you'll also see Bliss Creamery right there between the library and Whole Foods, but we're not sure if you really want to know how good that ice cream is! Don't forget our locally owned grocery either. Harbor Greens is just a couple miles north on Bridgeport and it's a wonderful source for fresh produce, take-and-bake pizza, wine, and nursery items like flowering baskets. Trader Joe's is just about a 7 minute drive away, so there really is a good selection of grocery options within reach. 

Find flowering baskets along with seasonal, staple, and specialty groceries is at Harbor Greens just 9 minutes up the road.

Home to some of the areas most sought after schools, University Place is great for folks of any age. Explore the variety of parks and playfields, get out on the golf courses, visit the community garden, and head south to scenic Steilacoom for lunch or a coffee date. Tacoma with its hospitals, museums, farmers markets, and annual events is your neighbor, so you can get in on all the action there too.

Branch out just a bit beyond University Place into Tacoma’s West Slope for the brewery, marina, Titlow Beach Park and other destinations on Tacoma's westside waterfront. 

Visit the library or eat ice cream in community square near Whole Foods just 6 minutes from home.

You can read more about University Place in our Neighborhood Pages and take a look at our list of some favorite local destinations below. We’ve calculated the distance from the doorstep of 7411 53rd St Ct W, as well as the time it takes to drive to these practical and popular spots.

20 Favorite Local Destinations & Services Within About 10 Minutes

(Travel times here are calculated for travel by car.)

FROM HOME BY CAR

Fresh air, trivia, brews, and sunset views at Narrows Brewing 10 minutes from 7411 53rd St Ct W.

Parks & Activities
Cirque Park: 0.8 miles, 3 minutes
University Place Pierce County Library: 1.5 miles, 6 minutes
Chambers Creek Regional Park: 2.5 miles, 6 minutes
Chambers Bay Golf Course: 2.6 miles, 7 minutes
Meadow Park Golf Course: 2.6 miles, 9 minutes
Sunnyside Beach Park: 4.3 miles, 9 minutes
Narrows Marina: 3.5 miles, 11 minutes

Bring your kites, bring a friend, and watch for porpoises at Chambers Creek Regional Park.

Dining, Drinks, & Treats
Bliss Small Batch Creamery: 1.7 miles, 7 minutes
The Pine Cone Cafe: 2.4 miles, 7 minutes
Chambers Bay Grill: 2.6 miles, 7 minutes
Thirsty Hound Drinkery: 2.7 miles, 10 minutes
Narrows Brewing: 3.5 miles, 10 minutes
Boathouse 19: 3.5 miles, 11 minutes

Groceries
Fred Meyer: 0.9 miles, 3 minutes
Trader Joe’s: 1.6 miles, 7 minutes
Whole Foods: 1.6 miles, 6 minutes
Harbor Greens: 2.2 miles, 9 minutes

Schools
Curtis Junior High & Curtis Senior High: 1.5 miles, 5 minutes
Charles Wright Academy: 1.5 miles, 5 minutes

Front Entry

A paved pathway set between landscaped garden beds leads from the driveway to a covered front entry ready to welcome guests. A transom window shines extra light onto the entry hall and double doors open to the bonus room. Keep in mind all the Luxury Vinyl Blank flooring and carpeting is brand new.

Bonus Room

Set up a home office, library, den, tv room, or exercise space in here. Or get grandmotherly and call it the parlor. The double doors will keep your antiques, china cabinet, collectibles (maybe even your stash of secret snacks) safe from the crowd who came over for pizza night.

Living Room

West and south facing windows bring natural light into the living room long into the evening. Find a freshly painted interior, and brand new carpet throughout the open living space. A gas fireplace insert adds warmth and ambiance to chilly evenings, dinner parties, and coffee with friends. But there's no reason to be cold with the new furnace installed in the fall of 2023! This is the room for lounging with a book, for curling up with the cat, for hosting holiday gatherings, for listening to albums by the fireside.

Dining Area

The dining area beside the living room makes for seamless hosting and is perfect for everyday meals as well. Use the bar counter as a buffet when serving dinner, or set up a few stools for additional seating. Notice the plentiful recessed lighting overhead, no chandeliers to knock into or to dictate just where the table goes.

Eat-in Kitchen

The eat-in kitchen is just beyond the dining area with windows overlooking the back garden. Set a table by the window for breakfast, coffee breaks, and as a designated "kids table" when people gather for celebrations. Notice the tall pantry shelves and the cupboard storage under the cooktop. Guests can pull a stool up to the kitchen island with its cooktop and chat with the chef (or maybe even help chop and peel).

Take the door from the kitchen straight out to the covered patio, a perfect spot for a cup of tea or a little happy hour treat before dinner.

Primary Suite

Double doors at the end of the carpeted hall enclose the primary suite. The suite includes a private bathroom, and a walk-in closet with shelving for keeping items organized. Head straight out through the sliding glass door to the back patio for fresh air right before bed, or first thing in the morning.

The private 5-piece bath offers a tiled shower stall and a soaking tub. Two vanities increase the storage and provide flexibility when sharing the bathroom with a companion—choose your own sink! Bright lighting, fresh paint, and brand new flooring complete the private full bath in the primary suite.

2nd Bedroom

The 2nd bedroom with its north windows overlooks the covered patio. New carpet, fresh paint, and a good-sized closet complete this bedroom. The 3/4 bath is available right across the hall. If you don’t have a housemate or many overnight guests, this room also makes an excellent office or studio space for creative pursuits.

3/4 Bath

You'll find this 3/4 bath in the carpeted hallway across from the 2nd bedroom. It’s close to the kitchen and living room as well. This bathroom has brand new flooring, an easy-to-clean shower surround, and storage under the vanity. A linen closet is handy right outside the bathroom.

Laundry Room

Take the hall straight back from the front door to this laundry room with a utility sink and cabinets for storage. The back door leads into the garage with no steps! Remember, this is truly a one-level home. Fold laundry on the countertop and tuck cleaning supplies and other odds and ends into the cupboards. There's also a closet in the hallway for storage.

Garage & Grounds

Turn into the Greystone on Bridgeport community and park in the 5th driveway on the left. The attached 2-car garage stands ready at the end of the paved drive. Windows in the garage provide light and fresh air. You'll find the water heater and 2023 furnace near the back door.

A patio and green lawn await just outside the bedroom. A blossoming cherry blooms pink in spring and a blue clematis vine grows along the partial fence between home and the neighbor's place. This side of the condo community borders a quiet residential area rather than the street with a combination of trees, shrubs, and fencing for privacy. Plantings include Japanese maples, dogwoods, fir, rhododendrons, lilacs, heather, a pyramidal arborvitae hedge and more. Don’t forget the HOA takes care of planting, mowing, and trimming so the grounds always look good, no matter what else you have going on in life.

More Information From the Listing Agent

Come see this University Place home in the Greystone Condominiums community in person to get a feel for the layout, style, size, and location.

And feel free to call or text me, Michael Duggan, at 253-226-2787. I’ll be happy to answer your questions about this property, or talk with you about Tacoma and the local real estate market in general.

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