“The ample storage in the basement and garage, the potential to convert the detached garage into an ADU, the rose bushes and gardening potential, plus the corner lot with plenty of street parking all drew me to this home.”
Home: Some of us just need something simple—maybe 2 bedrooms and a bath, a bright window to read beside, a kitchen where friends can sit by us while the casserole bakes. All of that’s here, and it’s enough too, but what if we colored it in a bit? What if the simple dream expanded to a sunny patio by the garage, what if roses rimmed the little nest of home, nodding in the breeze from spring to fall? Simplicity and color—that’s starting to sound about right.
A home with a brand new roof surrounded by fragrant roses and blossoming trees stands on a corner lot in Tacoma’s South End. In the living room, a bay window fills with light for plants, and an electric fireplace gives a warm glow. Cook with gas in the eat-in kitchen with a box window for herbs and find ample storage in the basement.
The fenced yard holds garden beds and lawn space. Lilacs, iris and hydrangea border the patio, perfect for outdoor meals, and a magnolia shades the side yard. A paved path leads to the detached, 2-car garage with an adjoining workshop. Updates include a new tub surround, fresh exterior paint in 2023 and the new roof.
These are just a few of the roses still blooming in early October:
Notable Updates:
2025
New roof this October
Brand new shower/tub surround
2023 - Full exterior paint job for the home and detached garage
2021 - Opened up the seating area in the kitchen for a more flexible space
Preinspection: A recent seller-procured home inspection is completed and attached to the seller’s disclosure. Available upon request.
“This house is close to schools and has an excellent fenced yard for pets.”
Community: This home is about 3 blocks from the library, close to major grocery shops and smaller international markets, and pretty near a local doughnut shop too. The Lincoln District is just a 5 minute drive away for restaurants and community festivals. This location also offers easy freeway access for getting around town and the South Tacoma Station is just a few minutes away for forays out of town as well. However, if you need to leave town or even drive across it to access great parks. There’s the outdoor pool, playfields, and sport courts at Stewart Heights Park, just 4 minutes away, and the lake loop, gardens, and off-leash dog park at Wapato Park 2 miles from home.
Continue on for the video tour, photos, details, and a more thorough neighborhood introduction, including our list of 20 favorite local destinations and services nearby.
Main Floor
Entry
Office Area
Living Room
Eat-in Kitchen
2 Bedrooms
Full Bath
Unfinished Basement
Laundry Area & Water Heater
Large, Open Storage Space
Exterior Entry with Back Door & Side Door Access
Garage & Grounds
2-Car Detached Garage with Workshop
Fully Fenced Back Yard
Lawn, Patio, & Mature Landscaping
Terraced Rose Garden
Corner Lot on a Curbed Street with Paved Sidewalks and a Planting Strip
Location - Tacoma’s South End
Visit Wapato Park’s historic pergola to see the flower bed change each season.
This home belongs to Tacoma’s South End. If you don’t know it well, allow us to introduce you. The South End is home to beautiful parks, historic neighborhoods, independent businesses, and some of the best international grocery stores and restaurants, many of which are found in the Lincoln District. From this residential neighborhood you can easily reach Wapato Park to the west, the vibrant Lincoln District to the north, Fern Hill to the south, historic South Tacoma Way, the Tacoma Mall shopping area, and Stewart Heights Park & Pool for outdoor summer swimming.
Get to Howdy Bagel—one of Tacoma’s absolute favorite small businesses—in less than 10 minutes.
At Wapato Park enjoy the garden beds, unleash your dog at the dog park, and walk the lake loop. In the revitalized Lincoln District you’ll find the beautiful brick, gothic-style Lincoln High School (Tacoma’s 2nd oldest high school, home to the Lincoln Bowl) with Lincoln Park adjacent. Get a steaming bowl of pho, hot coffee, bubble tea, a burger and milkshake, or shop for rice noodles, dried fish, mushrooms, seafood, and all kinds of sauces at the Hong Kong Market.
In South Tacoma, about 8 minutes away, you’ll find South Tacoma Way’s historic business district, bordered by South Park and shady cemeteries with old oak trees. An array of local businesses like Howdy Bagel, The Mule Tavern with its house-made ginger beer, The Fernseed (home to houseplants galore), Bluebeard, and The Church Cantina stretch along STW.
Take the 0.9 mile loop path around Wapato Lake just 2 miles from home.
With easy access to groceries at Safeway, WinCo, Marlene’s Market, and Costco, or shopping at REI and the Tacoma Mall, you’ll find you don’t have to spend much time in the car to have fun or run errands from this home. The restaurants, breweries, museums, and bustle of downtown are less than 10 minutes away by car, and access to I-5 is close and convenient. If you commute, or just like hopping on the Sounder for a Seattle day trip, you’ll be glad to know the South Tacoma Station is 10 minutes away.
Celebrate Lunar New Year in the Lincoln District just 5 minutes from home.
Get to know the South End better in our Neighborhood Guide. And take a look at our list of 20 local destinations. We’ve calculated the distance from the doorstep of 402 S 58th St to help you get an even better idea of where this home and neighborhood fit in the wider community.
Imagine you’re on a trip in Colombia with bright colors and delicious food at El Parche Colombiano on McKinley.
20 FAVORITE LOCAL DESTINATIONS & SERVICES WITHIN 2 Miles Distance
(Travel times here are calculated for travel by car.)
Not every city has a free, u-pick blueberry park—visit Charlotte’s Blueberry Park just 1.5 miles from home.
Dining, Treats & Drinks:
1. Vuelve a la Vida: 0.4 miles, 2 minutes
2. Harbor City Tacoma: 0.7 miles, 3 minutes
3. Erica’s World’s Best Mexican Desserts: 0.8 miles, 3 minutes
4. El Parche Colombiano Restaurant: 1.1 miles, 3 minutes
5. Vien Dong: 1.6 miles, 5 minutes
6. Little Jerry’s: 2 miles, 6 minutes
7. Tibbitts Fern Hill: 2 miles, 6 minutes
A library in the neighborhood is something we wish for everyone! The Moore Branch is just a couple of blocks from 402 S. 58th St.
Groceries & Supplies:
8. La Huerta 2 International Market: 0.2 miles, 2 minutes
9. Safeway: 0.3 miles, 3 minutes
10. Earthwise Architectural Salvage: 0.8 miles, 3 minutes
11. Hong Kong Supermarket: 1.5 miles, 5 minutes
12. Tacoma Mall: 2 miles, 6 minutes
13. WinCo Foods: 2.1 miles, 7 minutes
Parks, Activities & Schools:
14. Tacoma Public Library-Moore Branch: 0.2 miles, 1 minute
15. Fawcett Elementary School: 0.5 miles, 2 minutes
16. Stewart Middle School: 0.6 miles, 3 minutes
17. IDEA High School: 0.8 miles, 3 minutes
18. Stewart Heights Park & Pool: 0.9 miles, 4 minutes
19. Charlotte’s Blueberry Park: 1.5 miles, 4 minutes
20. Wapato Park: 2 miles, 7 minutes
Entry with Office area
Come up through the front yard by the spruce and open the front door into this entry with a coat closet on one side, and a pocket door leading to a little front room on the other. This front room makes for a private, work-from-home space, but could also be a reading nook, or just where you stash coats, boots, leashes, and backpacks when you get home for the day.
Living Room
“The living room with its electric fireplace and large window with a built-in shelf to provide good lighting for plants is my favorite room.”
The living room fills with light through the east bay window where a built-in shelf is ready for house plants, candles, a cat nap, or stacks of all the books you’re planning to read this winter. The light from the window and glow from the fireplace make this a cozy room for all seasons.
Eat-in Kitchen
The eat-in kitchen features a tile floor and decorative tile backsplash along with a box window for sprouting seeds or keeping fresh kitchen herbs. Notice the wide array of cupboards and drawers—this kitchen is wrapped by cabinets for ample storage including open shelving, a built-in wine rack, and corner rack for displaying plates as well.
Set up a dining area in this open kitchen corner and cook with gas at the stove with convenient prep space on the countertop beside it.
An enclosed porch—with space for the fridge and a butcher block—leads to the fenced back garden where raised beds are just around the corner for fresh lettuce, tomatoes, basil, kale, or whatever you like to grow.
Two Bedrooms
The simple, single-level layout includes 2 bedrooms and a full bath. Find this back bedroom just off the kitchen with windows to the fenced garden.
The front bedroom is located by the living room and right next to the full bath.
Full Bath
The full bath includes a decorative tile floor, a vanity with storage, a vessel sink, and pendant lights. A privacy glass window opens to the west side yard where a magnolia tree grows, and don’t miss the brand new shower/tub surround installed this fall.
Unfinished Basement with Laundry
Take the back door out from the kitchen to access the stairwell to the basement. The basement offers an additional 820 square feet of usable, unfinished space.
You'll find a laundry area and the water heater on the right at the bottom of the stairs. There's a lot of room for storage down here and space for a ping pong table too (or foosball, or a drum set, or whatever makes you happy). The side door on the east wall opens to the sidewalk along D Street.
2-Car Garage & Shop
The 6,240 square foot lot includes a 600 square foot 2-car detached garage with room for parking and an attached workshop too. Two bay doors face the alley on the south end of the lot.
Take a door from the parking area into this workshop with an east window and a work table stretching the whole length of the room. A paved path leads from the back door by the kitchen straight to the workshop room of the garage (this makes a lot of sense because projects call for snacks, or coffee breaks at the very least).
Garden & Grounds
“It’s beautiful to get a view of the Cascade mountain range in the backyard on a clear day. Especially while eating dinner on the backyard raised deck.”
It's clear how much love and thought went into designing and planting this garden. Ornamental grasses, climbing roses, lilacs, hydrangea, and rhododendron surround the large patio which is the perfect spot to set up an outdoor dining area for summer barbecues. Glass mosaic stepping stones are set into the little patio by the back door and roses bloom all around. Bring an umbrella and a little patio couch so you can lose track of time reading a book on a July afternoon.
“What I’m going to miss most are the gardening boxes, 20+ mature rose bushes of all colors, and the large, fenced backyard.”
Just a few more of the many roses still blooming this fall:
The terraced rose garden extends the length of the lot bordering D Street. You’ll even find a rose with especially vibrant bunches of blossoms beside the alley at the back of the garage. With over 20 rose bushes that start blooming in spring and continue into early fall, this garden is full of life and color for months at a time.
On the west side of the house a magnolia, fern, and weigela bush grow along the border. The corner lot offers plenty of space for parking along the street in this neighborhood with paved sidewalks and a planting strip along the curb.
This South End house and garden with its new roof, fresh paint job in 2023, and lots of additional space in the basement and garage is all set and ready to be called home again.
More Information From the Listing Agent
Looking for more details? Visit 402 S 58th St here.
Come see this South End Tacoma home 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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