A Rare Turnkey Opportunity Has Just Hit the Market in Canterwood, Gig Harbor
If you've had Canterwood on your radar, you already know how rarely a home like this comes available. We're excited to introduce one of the most move-in-ready listings inside Gig Harbor's most prestigious gated community — a Rush-built masterpiece offering nearly 4,500 square feet of updated, intentional living space, and a layout that genuinely works for how modern families live.
This is a 12-year-young home that has been thoughtfully upgraded from the inside out — and it shows in every detail.
Inside the Home: A Floor Plan Built for Real Life
A Main Floor That Does Everything
Step through the front door and the quality is immediately apparent. Updated hardwood floors, refreshed light fixtures, and a modern open floor plan set the tone. The main floor has been designed to accommodate every version of your daily life — whether that's focused work, formal entertaining, or laid-back family evenings.
A dedicated private office means working from home doesn't mean working from your kitchen table. A formal dining room means you have the space to host without compromise. And throughout the main living areas, custom built-ins deliver the kind of polished, functional storage that makes a home feel curated rather than cluttered.
The Kitchen and Pantry: Designed for People Who Actually Cook
The kitchen has been fully updated and it goes beyond surface-level renovation. Thoughtful finishes, quality fixtures, and — critically — a working pantry with dedicated appliance storage. Your countertops stay clear. Your small appliances have a home. The space functions the way a kitchen in a home this size should.
This is the detail that separates homes that show beautifully from homes that actually live beautifully.
The Mud Room and Laundry: A Game-Changer for Active Families
Let's talk about the feature that will resonate most with families who actually use their homes. The oversized mud room and laundry room off the main living area is one of the most functional spaces in the house. There is room for shoes, backpacks, jackets, sports equipment — and yes, even when the cleats make it inside before you can stop them, there's a place for all of it before it ever touches the rest of the home.
This is the kind of thoughtful design that buyers don't realize they need until they have it — and then they can never go back.
Bedrooms: Privacy and Flexibility Built In
This home's bedroom configuration is genuinely rare at this price point in Gig Harbor.
Main Floor:
An oversized primary suite with its own en-suite bath — a true retreat with real square footage and a spa-like bathroom finish
A second bedroom with its own en-suite on the main floor — perfect for guests, in-laws, or a live-in family member who needs their own private space without climbing stairs
Upper Floor:
Two additional bedrooms upstairs
A bonus room that flexes as a media room, playroom, second living area, or whatever your family needs it to be
Four bedrooms, four and a half baths, three en-suites. The layout covers every season of family life.
The Backyard: Built for the Way You Want to Live
The outdoor space at this home has been completely reimagined. This isn't a backyard you'll be planning to update someday — it's done, and it's ready.
The lot is flat and fully usable — which is not a given in the Pacific Northwest. There is ample room to add a pool down the road, and the Canterwood neighborhood permits fencing, so this outdoor space can be made fully your own. Whether you're hosting summer evenings, watching the kids play, or simply unwinding after a long week, this backyard delivers.
Life Inside Canterwood: Why This Neighborhood is in a Category of Its Own
For buyers who aren't yet familiar with Canterwood, here is what you need to know.
Canterwood is one of only two 24-hour gated and secured communities in the state of WA. The neighborhood is built around the Canterwood Golf & Country Club course — a private club featuring an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Robert Muir Graves, stretching over 7,100 yards and consistently ranked among the top 10 golf courses in Washington State by Golf Digest.
Club membership provides access to:
Championship golf with a recently expanded practice facility
Tennis and pickleball courts
A resort-style swimming pool
A modern fitness center
The Club restaurant and bar — fine and casual dining without leaving the neighborhood
Year-round member events, wine tastings, family gatherings, and social programming
Beyond the club, Canterwood itself is a community with genuine character. Tree-lined streets, preserved greenbelts, walking trails, Nuthatch Park, and a neighborhood culture built on long-term relationships and resident pride. The community even publishes its own monthly magazine — the Canterwood Lifestyle — a quiet signal of just how tight-knit this neighborhood truly is.
Location: The Best of Gig Harbor, Right at Your Doorstep
Canterwood sits in northern Gig Harbor, positioned perfectly for both everyday convenience and quality-of-life living.
Proximity highlights:
Highway 16: Minutes from the Peacock Hill gate — straightforward freeway access for commuters heading to Tacoma (~20 minutes), Seattle, or the Kitsap Peninsula
Gig Harbor North: Costco, Target, Home Depot, Starbucks, and a full corridor of retail and dining — literally outside the neighborhood gates
The YMCA: Just minutes away, making fitness and family programming genuinely accessible
Downtown Gig Harbor Waterfront: Approximately 15 minutes to one of the most charming historic waterfronts in the Pacific Northwest — boutique shopping, award-winning waterfront dining, farmers markets, Art Walk, the Maritime Gig Festival, summer concerts, and the scenic two-mile harbor walk
This location eliminates the tradeoffs that most buyers have to accept. You get the seclusion and prestige of a gated golf community and the access of living near everything.
Peninsula School District: Award-Winning Education
Canterwood is served by the Peninsula School District — one of the most respected school districts in Pierce County. For families with school-age children, this is a meaningful quality-of-life advantage and a long-term investment in your household's future. Strong schools consistently correlate with strong neighborhood property values — making this home not just a lifestyle purchase, but a sound long-term asset.
Why Turnkey Matters in This Market
There is a meaningful difference between a home that has been updated and a home that is truly turnkey. This is the latter.
Rush Construction is one of the most respected builders in the Pacific Northwest, known for structural quality and thoughtful design. At just 12 years old, this home is in the sweet spot — past the breaking-in period of a new build, but far from the maintenance cycle of an older home. The updates throughout — flooring, kitchen, fixtures, backyard — have been done with intention, not obligation.
The result is a home where you move in and live. You don't project manage. You don't compromise. You don't wait.
In Canterwood, turnkey homes at this size and quality level do not sit on the market. The buyers who move with urgency on listings like this are always glad they did. The buyers who wait typically find themselves watching the sold sign go up from the outside.
Schedule Your Private Tour
If this home matches what you've been looking for — or even if you're just beginning to explore what's possible inside Canterwood — we'd love to show you through it personally.
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