HJEMSTED | KIRSEBÆR The generous one.
Six bedrooms across three levels. The most versatile program in the collection. West-facing, with Puget Sound beyond.
KIRSEBÆR
Lot 4 — 18638 2nd Ave SW, Normandy Park
6 bed / 4.5 bath / 4,200 sq ft / 8,260 sq ft lot / 2-car garage
Kirsebær — Norwegian for cherry — is the largest home in the collection and the only one that spans three full levels. At 4,200 square feet, with six bedrooms and four and a half baths, it is organized differently than the others — basement, main, and upper each functioning as a complete layer of living, stacked with intention and connected by an open-rail stair that rises through the full height of the home.
The exterior holds to the collection's established language — dark charcoal siding, natural wood plinth, black-framed glazing — while a single continuous shed roofline rises from front to back, creating dramatic interior ceiling geometry and giving the home the most contemporary profile of the four. Inside, the palette is warm and grounded. Light moves without obstruction from the main-level fireplace to the vaulted primary ridge above.
The basement holds a full recreation room with wet bar, two private bedrooms, and a complete bath — a self-contained floor suited to extended family or multigenerational living that the other homes cannot accommodate. The upper level carries a primary suite with freestanding soaking tub, the widest private balcony in the collection, dedicated wellness room, and laundry on the same level as the primary. The garden, by Studio Terrain, carries the orchard's legacy forward in native planting and meadow spirit.
Three levels. One continuous idea. The most complete program in the collection.
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4,200 sq ft across three levels — basement, main, and upper — the largest home in the collection
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Six bedrooms and four and a half baths — the highest bedroom and bath count in the collection
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Shed roofline creating vaulted ceiling geometry through the primary bedroom and upper-level wellness studio
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Glass-railed private balcony spanning the full western face of the upper level
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Main-level guest suite with private ensuite bath
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Patio off the main-level dining, extending the living program to the east
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Basement rec room with wet bar, two bedrooms, and full bath — a self-contained lower level
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Framed for future elevator installation on all three levels
Kirsebær is organized around the idea that a home should have room to grow into. The basement level — rec room with wet bar, two bedrooms, full bath — functions independently of the floors above, suited to extended family, long-stay guests, or a multigenerational program that the other homes in the collection can't match. The main level opens from a covered entry through a warm foyer and up an open-rail stair, with living, dining, kitchen, and a main-level guest suite arranged around a central core. The upper level carries the primary suite at its western edge — bedroom, walk-in closet, primary bath with freestanding tub, and a private balcony wide enough to live on — alongside two additional bedrooms, a dedicated upper-level room for fitness, practice, or stillness, and laundry on the same level as the primary. The shed roofline that defines the exterior creates vaulted ceiling geometry through the home's uppermost rooms, giving the wellness studio and primary bedroom a spatial quality the other homes in the collection don't share.
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Warm, creamy interior palette — natural tones that read as settled from the first day
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Custom cabinetry throughout in natural, earthen finishes — designed as part of the architecture
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Polished concrete floors anchoring the main level
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Stone counters with natural veining throughout kitchen and all baths
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Warm wood vanity detailing and brass fixtures carried through all baths
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Open-rail stair with warm wood treads and matte black steel connecting all three levels
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Direct-set gas fireplace on the main level
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Integrated millwork and built-ins throughout — shelving, cabinetry, and detailing conceived as part of the architecture
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Wet bar on the basement level, finished with the same material care as the floors above
The interior palette of Kirsebær is the warmest in the collection — creamy, natural tones that feel settled from the first day. Polished concrete grounds the main level. Custom cabinetry in earthen finishes, stone counters with natural veining, and warm wood detailing carry through kitchen, baths, and living spaces, designed as part of the architecture rather than applied to it. The primary bath sequences from a double vanity nearly twelve feet wide, past a freestanding soaking tub, to an oversized shower — brass fixtures throughout. On the basement level, the wet bar is detailed with the same material care as the floors above — a reminder that this home's lowest level is a complete place, not an afterthought.
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Primary bath with 36"×72" freestanding soaking tub, oversized shower, and double vanity spanning nearly twelve feet
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Private balcony off the primary suite — the widest in the collection
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Dedicated upper-level wellness studio with vaulted ceiling — suited to fitness, practice, or stillness
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Basement rec room offering a fourth living space entirely separate from the main program
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Seamless indoor-outdoor living across all three levels
The primary bath in Kirsebær is sequenced for stillness — freestanding soaking tub, oversized shower, a double vanity nearly twelve feet wide, brass fixtures throughout. The balcony beyond the primary bedroom is the most generous upper-level outdoor space in the collection, wide enough to hold a seating area and oriented west to the Sound. On the upper level, a dedicated room for fitness, practice, or stillness sits under the vaulted ceiling ridge — the shed roofline giving it a ceiling that rises with the home's character rather than simply enclosing it. The basement rec room, anchored by a wet bar, offers a fourth living space that functions completely apart from the floors above — for gathering, for film, for whatever the household needs it to be.
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Situated within Normandy Park — one of the South Puget Sound's most private and enduring waterfront communities
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Protected coastal setting with established tree canopy and low-density zoning
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Direct access to saltwater beaches along the Puget Sound shoreline
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Lush parks, forested trails, and waterfront paths woven through the community
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Minutes from Seattle, Tacoma, and Sea-Tac International Airport
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A community defined by longevity, privacy, and natural setting
Normandy Park occupies a rare position on the Puget Sound — a coastal community that has remained deliberately quiet, low-density, and deeply connected to its natural setting. Tree-lined streets give way to saltwater beaches, forested parks, and trails that wind from the bluff to the water's edge. Three Tree Point anchors the shoreline to the south, drawing kayakers, divers, and those who simply want to watch the ferry lights cross the Sound at dusk. Seattle and Tacoma are both within thirty minutes. Sea-Tac is closer still. Yet Normandy Park feels unhurried — a place where the land and water set the pace, and the community has chosen to keep it that way.
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Garden by Studio Terrain — designed specifically for Lot 4 within the collection's orchard vocabulary
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Dwarf fruit trees and espalier forms carrying the orchard legacy forward at the residential scale
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Ornamental grasses in the meadow spirit of the original homestead — movement, texture, and seasonal change through the planting
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Covered porch and patio extending the living program outdoors — suited to morning coffee, evening gatherings, or quiet use across seasons
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West-facing outdoor spaces oriented to Puget Sound — designed for lounging, dining, and long afternoons in the late light
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Planting scaled to soften the street presence while preserving the open, meadow character of the site
The garden, designed by Studio Terrain, carries the orchard's legacy into the planting in the spirit of the original homestead. Ornamental grasses — Blonde Ambition, Mexican feather grass, autumn moor grass — move with the coastal wind and define the meadow character of the site. Orchard species thread the Kirsebær garden into the larger collection story. Native shrubs and flowering perennials extend the seasonal rhythm through the year, layering the planting from canopy to ground cover. The result is a garden that reads as found rather than installed — one that softens the home's street presence and meets the arrival sequence before the architecture does.
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