This AIA award-winning Northwest Contemporary takes full advantage of its extraordinary views. Features include tongue-and-groove pine ceilings, hardwood floors, custom built-ins, a granite fireplace in the living room, a gourmet kitchen, a primary suite, a lower-level family room, mature gardens and an attached two car garage.
Award-winning Northwest Contemporary
with sweeping water and mountain views
The Wagonfeld Residence
4705 Memory Lane W
University Place, WA
4 bedrooms | 4 bathrooms | 4,740 sq.ft.
Offered at $1,550,000
Property Details
An AIA award-winning design by the celebrated firm of Alan Liddle and Robert Jacklin, the Wagonfeld Residence is a singular achievement — a home where architectural artistry and one of the Pacific Northwest’s most coveted views come together in perfect harmony. Positioned high on a bluff, the property commands sweeping, unobstructed vistas across Fox and McNeil Islands, Gig Harbor, Hale Passage, and the Olympic Mountains — views protected in perpetuity by a recorded view covenant. What you see today, you will always see.
Built with an uncompromising commitment to craft, the home features vaulted tongue-and-groove pine ceilings, trestle beams, custom oak cabinetry, hardwood floors, pocket doors, and walls of glass that dissolve the boundary between interior and view. A massive granite fireplace anchors the main living space, where a generous formal living room opens through glass doors to a view deck, and a warm, intimate den, complete with custom shelving for a record collection and audio system, invites quiet evenings at home.
The kitchen is a time capsule of considered design: euro-style oak-trimmed cabinetry with Corian counters, a Subzero refrigerator, dual Dacor built-in ovens, Bosch dishwasher, two sinks, a water filtration system, open shelving, walk-in pantry, and a breakfast nook that opens to the front patio. The formal dining room is framed by a wall of windows and a French door to the patio — effortless for entertaining.
The primary suite occupies its own level, a true retreat with an entry hall, walls of windows, a wood-burning stove, an expansive walk-in closet with custom built-in dressers, and a generous bath with dual vanity, soaking tub, and separate shower room. A private door opens directly to the rear gardens — a quiet luxury few homes offer. Two additional upstairs bedrooms featuring built-in desks and shelving are served by a full bath.
A laundry room on that level offers garden access. A flexible main-level bedroom with adjacent half bath functions beautifully as a home office. A dedicated interior study off the dining room, separated by pocket doors, adds further versatility. The lower level presents compelling possibilities: a spacious family room with a bedroom area, divided by sliding shoji screen panels, and a wet bar is easily configured as a self-contained apartment or guest suite, complemented by a full bath with shower, two large storage rooms, and access to an oversized attached two-car garage.
Grounds
The Wagonfeld Residence is as thoughtfully composed outside as it is within. Mature plantings and specimen trees frame the views while providing privacy and a sense of deep-rooted beauty — a landscape that took decades to become what it is today. The rear grounds offer a kitchen garden with raised planting beds enclosed by deer-proof fencing, ready for the serious or casual grower. A serene tranquility garden unfolds along winding paths to a built-in seating area of quiet artistry—a place designed not for show, but for living. The front patio, accessible from both the dining room and kitchen breakfast nook, extends the home’s entertaining spaces naturally into the landscape. Every outdoor space connects — to the house, to the garden, and to the extraordinary views that define this property. The property is served by a private septic system.
Features
- House is 4,740 SF
- Property is 13,142 SF
- Four bedrooms
- Four bathrooms
- Hardwood floors
- Granite fireplace
- Primary suite
- Family room
- Stainless appliances
- Custom cabinetry
- Utility room
- 180 degree views
- View protected
- Fenced gardens
- Heat pump
- Attached 2 car garage
University Place
Perched above the waters of Puget Sound, University Place offers suburban ease, natural beauty, and genuine community — all within reach of the region’s major employers. Downtown Tacoma and Joint Base Lewis-McChord are each 15-20 minutes away, and the South Tacoma Sounder Station provides direct rail service to downtown Seattle. Well-regarded public schools, Charles Wright Academy (a private K-12), Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, and Harbor Greens serve daily life with ease. Chambers Bay — a world-class public golf course that hosted the 2015 U.S. Open — and Curran Apple Orchard Park anchor a parks system that makes the most of the area’s spectacular setting. A well-rooted, well-connected place to call home.
4705 Memory Lane W, University Place is offered at $1,550,000. Please contact us directly to schedule a showing today.
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Jeff Williams & Mark Pinto



































































