Cozy Tacoma Starter Home with Potential! ?This charming 3-bed, 1-bath, 1,360 sq. ft. home is ready for its next chapter! Features a gas furnace and alley access for convenience. The property a fenced yard.While it needs TLC and your personal touch, this home offers fantastic potential to build instant equity in a great location. Perfect for investors or buyers looking to customize! Don't miss this opportunity in Tacoma.
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Listed by: Gateway Real Estate • Lori L. Vandelac
Bought with: Windermere Abode
$379,000
4518 S J Street, Tacoma, WA 98418
3beds
1,510sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1923
5,588 Square Feet Lot
$377,600 Zestimate®
$251/sqft
$2,584 Estimated rent
Home value
$377,600
$355,000 - $400,000
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Brand new gas furnaceFenced yardAlley access for convenience
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Listed by:
Lori L. Vandelac,
Gateway Real Estate
Bought with:
Jessica Knicely, 105814
Windermere Abode
Source: NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID,MLS#: 2449572
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Full bathrooms: 1
- Main level bathrooms: 1
- Main level bedrooms: 3
Primary bedroom
- Level: Main
Bedroom
- Level: Main
Bedroom
- Level: Main
Bathroom full
- Level: Main
Dining room
- Level: Main
Entry hall
- Level: Main
Kitchen with eating space
- Level: Main
Living room
- Level: Main
Utility room
- Level: Main
Heating
- Forced Air, Natural Gas
Cooling
- None
Appliances
- Included: Dishwasher, Stove(s)/Range(s), Dishwasher(s)
Features
- Dining Room
- Flooring: Hardwood, Vinyl, Carpet
- Windows: Dbl Pane/Storm Window
- Basement: Unfinished
- Has fireplace: No
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,510
- Total interior livable area: 1,510 sqft
Property
Parking
- Parking features: Driveway, Off Street, RV Parking
Features
- Levels: Two
- Stories: 2
- Entry location: Main
- Patio & porch: Dbl Pane/Storm Window, Dining Room
- Has view: Yes
- View description: Territorial
Lot
- Size: 5,588 Square Feet
- Features: Curbs, Paved, Sidewalk, Cable TV, Fenced-Fully, Gas Available, RV Parking
- Topography: Level
- Residential vegetation: Garden Space
Details
- Parcel number: 8935027280
- Zoning description: Jurisdiction: City
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: 2 Story
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Metal/Vinyl
- Foundation: Block
- Roof: Composition
Condition
- Fair
- Year built: 1923
- Major remodel year: 1966
Utilities & green energy
- Electric: Company: City of Tacoma
- Sewer: Sewer Connected, Company: City of Tacoma
- Water: Public, Company: City of Tacoma
Community & HOA
Community
- Subdivision: South Tacoma
Location
- Region: Tacoma
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $251/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $335,200
- Annual tax amount: $3,653
- Date on market: 1/31/2026
- Cumulative days on market: 79 days
- Listing terms: Conventional,FHA,Rehab Loan,VA Loan
- Inclusions: Dishwasher(s), Stove(s)/Range(s)
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 3/20/2026 | Sold | $379,000$251/sqft |
Source:  NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID #2449572 Report a problem | ||
| 2/25/2026 | Pending sale | $379,000$251/sqft |
Source: NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID #2449572 Report a problem | ||
| 2/20/2026 | Listed for sale | $379,000$251/sqft |
Source: NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID #2449572 Report a problem | ||
| 1/20/2026 | Pending sale | $379,000$251/sqft |
Source: NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID #2449572 Report a problem | ||
| 1/7/2026 | Price change | $379,000-2.6%$251/sqft |
Source: NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID #2449572 Report a problem | ||
| 12/20/2025 | Listed for sale | $389,000+253.6%$258/sqft |
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| 11/4/2002 | Sold | $110,000$73/sqft |
Source: NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID #22214717 Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,653 +4.3% | $335,200 +6.7% |
| 2023 | $3,500 +0.1% | $314,100 -6.7% |
| 2022 | $3,498 +9.4% | $336,500 +20.8% |
| 2021 | $3,198 +32.7% | $278,500 +31.3% |
| 2019 | $2,410 -4.9% | $212,100 +14.6% |
| 2018 | $2,532 +16.2% | $185,100 +15.6% |
| 2017 | $2,180 +13.3% | $160,100 +36.6% |
| 2016 | $1,924 | $117,200 +6.1% |
| 2014 | $1,924 +12.4% | $110,500 +8% |
| 2013 | $1,712 | $102,300 +5% |
| 2012 | -- | $97,400 -16% |
| 2011 | -- | $115,900 -6.8% |
| 2010 | -- | $124,400 -13.2% |
| 2009 | -- | $143,400 -7.1% |
| 2008 | $1,850 | $154,300 -2.3% |
| 2007 | $1,850 +28.8% | $157,900 +88.9% |
| 2002 | $1,436 +9.5% | $83,600 -0.2% |
| 2001 | $1,311 | $83,800 |
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Neighborhood: South End
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- Washington
- Pierce County
- Tacoma
- 98418
- South End
- 4518 S J Street
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