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Listed by: Windermere Prof Partners

Bought with: Morrison House Sotheby's Intl

$602,000

8501 42nd Street W, University Place, WA 98466

4beds

2,373sqft

Single Family Residence

Built in 1958

10,210.46 Square Feet Lot

$518,800 Zestimate^®

$254/sqft

$3,521 Estimated rent

Home value

$518,800

$493,000 - $545,000

$3,521/mo

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What's special

Ample driveway parkingKitchen with eating spaceWet barDining roomCorner lot

Diamond in the rough on a corner lot in University Place. Come make this house your home! This home has so much potential! On the main floor there is the kitchen with eating space, dining room, living room with wood burning fireplace and large windows that look out onto the patio and back yard. The upper floor has 3 bedrooms, the primary has a 3/4 bath and there is full bath in the hallway. The lower level is an entire MIL with separate entrance as well as wet bar, living room, dining area, kitchen, bedroom with walk in closet and 3/4 bath. The oversized laundry room is on the lower level as well. Outside is a shed/workshop and gated carport for one car and there is ample driveway parking too.

Facts & features

Interior

Bedrooms & bathrooms

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Full bathrooms: 1
3/4 bathrooms: 2

Bedroom

Level: Lower

Bathroom three quarter

Level: Lower

Dining room

Level: Main

Entry hall

Level: Main

Family room

Level: Lower

Kitchen with eating space

Level: Main

Living room

Level: Main

Utility room

Level: Lower

Heating

Fireplace, Forced Air, Wall Furnace, Electric, Natural Gas

Cooling

None

Appliances

Included: Dishwasher, Microwave, Refrigerator, Stove(s)/Range(s), Dishwasher(s), Microwave(s), Refrigerator(s)

Features

Bath Off Primary, Ceiling Fan(s), Dining Room
Flooring: Ceramic Tile, Vinyl, Carpet
Windows: Dbl Pane/Storm Window
Basement: Daylight,Finished
Number of fireplaces: 1
Fireplace features: Wood Burning, Main Level: 1, Fireplace

Interior area

Total structure area: 2,373
Total interior livable area: 2,373 sqft

Property

Parking

Total spaces: 1
Parking features: Attached Carport, Driveway
Has carport: Yes
Covered spaces: 1

Features

Levels: Three Or More
Entry location: Main
Patio & porch: Second Kitchen, Bath Off Primary, Ceiling Fan(s), Dbl Pane/Storm Window, Dining Room, Fireplace, Vaulted Ceiling(s), Walk-In Closet(s), Wet Bar
Has view: Yes
View description: Territorial

Lot

Size: 10,210 sqft
Features: Corner Lot, Paved, Fenced-Partially, Patio, Rooftop Deck, Shop
Topography: Level,Partial Slope
Residential vegetation: Pasture

Details

Parcel number: 4430300840
Special conditions: Standard

Construction

Type & style

Home type: SingleFamily
Architectural style: Tri-Level
Property subtype: Single Family Residence

Materials

Wood Siding
Foundation: Poured Concrete
Roof: Composition

Condition

Year built: 1958
Major remodel year: 1983

Utilities & green energy

Electric: Company: Tacoma Public Utilities
Sewer: Sewer Connected
Water: Public, Company: Tacoma Public Utilities

Community & neighborhood

Location

Region: University Place
Subdivision: University Place

Other

Other facts

Listing terms: Conventional,FHA,VA Loan
Cumulative days on market: 4 days

Price history

Date	Event	Price
4/2/2026	Sold	$602,000+20.4%$254/sqft
Source: NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID #2455369 Report a problem
11/20/2025	Pending sale	$499,990$211/sqft
Source: NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID #2455369 Report a problem
11/15/2025	Listed for sale	$499,990$211/sqft
Source: NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID #2455369 Report a problem

Public tax history

Year	Property taxes	Tax assessment
2024	$6,982 +6.8%	$608,700 +10.8%
2023	$6,534 -1.7%	$549,200 -7.2%
2022	$6,649 +9.5%	$591,500 +23.1%
2021	$6,073 +32.6%	$480,500 +29.3%
2019	$4,580	$371,500 +5.3%
2018	--	$352,800 +13.7%
2017	$4,154	$310,300 +20%
2016	$4,154	$258,500 +8.7%
2014	$4,154 +141.3%	$237,800 +10.4%
2013	$1,722	$215,400 +14.8%
2012	--	$187,700 -10.4%
2011	--	$209,500 -4.6%
2010	--	$219,500 -9%
2009	--	$241,100 -8.5%
2008	$3,638 +0%	$263,500 -3.9%
2007	$3,638 +46.6%	$274,300 +86.1%
2002	$2,482 +9.1%	$147,400
2001	$2,274	$147,400 +10.2%
2000	$2,274	$133,800