Tacoma Real Estate
Michael Duggan
Eastside Practical Comfort

This carefully maintained Eastside home checks all the boxes with its extensive updates, 2.5 baths, 2-car garage and fenced back yard. Valuable improvements include fresh interior and exterior paint, laminate flooring, appliances, light fixtures, window coverings and Smart home security features. A gas fireplace warms the living room near the open kitchen with a ½ bath and laundry just across the hall. Upstairs find 2 full baths including a private en suite in the primary with its walk-in closet. Set atop a gently sloping front lawn bordered by roses, rhodies, an apple and flowering plum trees, this home is near a favorite local nursery, big parks, McKinley’s coffee shops and restaurants as well as events and transit at the Tacoma Dome.

Eastside Practical Comfort
Tacoma Real Estate, University Place Listing
Michael Duggan
Sold - Room for All

In this University Place home there’s room for everyone, room for guests, room for an office and arts studio, room for so much light through the big windows. There’s room for movie nights by the gas fireplace, for cookouts on the newly built deck, for tea in the front sitting room. And there’s room for linens, puzzles and games in the many closets. Of the 5 bedrooms 1 is on the main beside the ½ bath, 4 inhabit the 2nd floor along with a large studio-office. Rest in the primary suite with a 5-piece bath and walk-in closet. Gather for weekday meals in the eat-in kitchen and set the dining room for holidays. A brand new roof covers all and a fenced back yard keeps it easy outside. Live near Chambers Bay, groceries, schools and local dining.

Sold - Room for All
Tacoma Real Estate
Michael Duggan
Central Tacoma Opportunity - Pending

Whether the dream is to fix up a small home, establish a business, or make a rental investment, this property’s central location and flexible C-1 zoning create a true opportunity. Updates are off to a good start with a brand new roof, gutters and downspouts, as well as fresh exterior paint and stain. Plumbing, wiring and sewer are in good shape, and inside find new vinyl plank flooring extending from the kitchen into the bath and laundry. The main living space is all on one floor with an extra 179 sq ft in the loft and a 264 sq ft 1-car garage on the alley for storage. Set in Central Tacoma, this home is just 2 minutes by car to coffee shops, dining and bookstores on 6th Ave and 5 minutes or less to groceries, parks, hospitals and schools.

Central Tacoma Opportunity - Pending
Tacoma Real Estate
Michael Duggan
Sold - Summit Homestead

At the end of the road a one-story farmhouse lives between an orchard and secluded meadow on a level, shy-acre framed by quaking aspen, fir, and ash trees. Approach on the paved and gated driveway which leads to a 2-car garage with attached workshop and canning room. Pick apples, plums, pears, cherries, and figs from mature trees; roam freely in the grass, and plant vegetables in sun soaked garden beds. Store your equipment in the big garden shed then head inside to prepare homegrown produce in the eat-in kitchen. Relax by watching the leaves change from the sun porch, curling up next to the wood stove, or soaking in the primary suite's private bath. This Summit homestead is perfectly placed between life in Tacoma and the heart of Puyallup.

Sold - Summit Homestead
Tacoma Real Estate
Michael Duggan
Sold - Eastside Home & Garage-Shop

Open the new front door, or let yourself in like family at the side door by the apple tree and settle into the eat-in kitchen. Refinished fir floors lead from the living room, under the archway and into the bedrooms while fresh paint creates a clean palette to make all your own. Don’t be fooled by the wood stove; a heat pump and programmable thermostat keep the house comfortable all year. Spend weekends on the patio, growing a garden in the fully fenced back yard, or tinkering and building in the 836 sq ft garage-shop with bay doors facing east and south. Find the laundry, storage space, a 2nd bath and brand new water heater in the separate entry basement. Just one mile to McKinley’s cafes and library—even closer to the park and playground.

Sold - Eastside Home & Garage-Shop

Tacoma Craftsman

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Sold - Hilltop Craftsman & Garden

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Sold - Hilltop Craftsman & Garden

A garden of berries, herbs and flowers wraps around this classic Craftsman within easy reach of local shops and restaurants in Hilltop and Stadium. Beautiful new windows accompany original wood floors both upstairs and down and you’ll find baths on both levels too. Arrange your summer dining room on the deck in the fenced back yard, listen to the sounds of the neighborhood from the rebuilt front porch and see Mt. Rainier glowing in the sunrise from the spacious balcony extending off the primary bedroom. The ADU is ready for renovations—rent it to provide housing, host guests, or turn it into a personal studio. Leave the car at home and head to Wright Park to picnic and play. Pick up pizza, pho, coffee, ice cream and donuts just blocks away.

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Sold - Craftsman Garden Oasis

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Sold - Craftsman Garden Oasis

Some things merit preservation; a true Craftsman is one of them. Aesthetic loyalty and restoration protect and enrich the beauty of this North End bungalow. Original oak and fir floors; windows and millwork; even the original, refinished bath and sink speak clearly of the quality sustained across decades. A window-wrapped reading room adjoins the dining space. A sun porch extends from the eat-in kitchen. A custom mahogany mantel distinguishes the gas fireplace. The garden flanks three sides of the house in leaf and blossom, peony and patio, lawn and lavender. Set on a landscaped corner lot with a carriage house style garage in the Three Bridges District near Proctor and the University of Puget Sound.

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Sold - Proctor Porch Life

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Sold - Proctor Porch Life

Here’s a chance to make home in the North End—home just a few blocks from Proctor markets, schools and cafes. A classic covered porch opens to oak hardwoods. Freshly painted inside and out, this house is ready with new floors in the kitchen and bath, double-pane windows, a gas furnace to warm you through winter, a gas range to keep you cooking. Come settle down, set a table in the eat-in kitchen, tuck boots, hats and houseplants in the bright, south-facing enclosed porch. A fully fenced back yard offers room to build a garage, to plant and to play.

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Sold - Proctor District Craftsman

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Sold - Proctor District Craftsman

You’ve seen it in your mind’s eye, a maple-lined street glowing gold in autumn, a Craftsman home with the market, school, park and shops right around the corner. This house with its art-and-crafts tiled hearth, original millwork, box beam ceiling, window seat, built-ins and hardwoods just might be the one. The finished basement with a ¾ bath, separate entry, office and family room has ADU potential. Outside a covered porch, garage, deck and lawn shape a yard where apples ripen and roses bloom.

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Sold - North Tacoma Craftsman Beauty

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Sold - North Tacoma Craftsman Beauty

Sometimes a house is a house; sometimes it’s a work of art. Refinished hardwoods, restored Craftsman style and reclaimed fixtures reveal beauty at every turn. This art—with its valuable updates—does indeed work. Built-ins and hardwoods tell the story of an era of craft and quality. The 2nd floor with its fireside sitting room invites you to retreat. A finished basement with separate entry, bed and bath gives flexibility. Creative design transforms a deck and outbuilding into an idyllic open-air dining room and workshop. Set where North Tacoma meets the energy of 6th Ave.

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Sold! True Tacoma Craftsman

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Sold! True Tacoma Craftsman

This true Craftsman bungalow is a celebration in restoration. Trim and doors are lovingly returned to a rich stain; the wood glows. Fir floors and built-ins take you back in time, but preservation goes hand-in-hand with valuable updates to wiring, heating, sewer and siding. A breakfast nook in the updated kitchen overlooks a private garden and garage. Walk to happy hour and hear the birds sing. On a tree-lined street near the heart of 6th Ave.

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Sold! Updated Farmhouse + Shop

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Sold! Updated Farmhouse + Shop

Natural light and fir floors bring beauty, while updated windows, plumbing and electricity give peace of mind. Host in the spacious living and dining rooms or take the party to the wraparound deck for sunset glow. Find full baths on both floors. Outdoors, a 2-car garage with shop space meets you at the end of the gated drive in the fully fenced back yard. On a quiet street near parks and groceries, under 10 minutes to downtown.

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Sold! South End Home & Workshop

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Sold! South End Home & Workshop

Bright and solid, this home with its large 2-car detached garage with RV/boat parking was remodeled in 2014 and sits on a quiet street just a block from Alling Park. Fully fenced, surrounded by raised beds and garden paths, there’s even a paved driveway, gated at both ends. Inside the comfortable layout includes full baths on both floors. Close to Wapato, groceries and I-5 access.

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Sold! Urban Homestead Craftsman Mixed-Use Opportunity

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Sold! Urban Homestead Craftsman Mixed-Use Opportunity

This urban homestead Craftsman is located in the Downtown Residential zoning which means potential for multi-family, mixed-use retail/residential development. Amidst garden and trees, this 5 bedroom home with office, 2.25 baths and mountain views is close to UW Tacoma, museums, hospitals, the Brewery District, and the Tacoma Town Center site.

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Sold! McKinley Garden Retreat

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Sold! McKinley Garden Retreat

A secret garden, a classic cedar-shingled house, and a detached studio with insulation and power just 5 minutes from downtown and 4 minutes to Lincoln. Flowers, fruit trees, and ferns surround a home that’s private, cozy and bright with refinished fir floors, open staircase, solid millwork, a renovated full bath, and artistic details.

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Sold! Solid Hilltop Craftsman

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Sold! Solid Hilltop Craftsman

Craftsman lovers, we have another classic for you! From a covered front porch to oak floors, ornamental ceilings, and built-ins, this home is a beauty. Full baths on 2 levels, and a fully fenced yard. The live-in basement with separate access, family room, laundry, bath, and bedroom offers amazing flexibility. Blocks from Hilltop’s Business District, and 1 mile from downtown museums.

Hi, I'm Michael Duggan, a licensed broker with Windermere Abode. I would love to help you through the home buying or selling process. Please contact me to set up a meeting and get things started.