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About this home
Charming red-brick home in a highly convenient central Tucson location! This spacious 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath residence offers 1,624 sq. ft. of comfortable living space with timeless character throughout. Highlights include a cozy wood-burning fireplace, distinctive wood ceiling beams, and a large enclosed Arizona room with a newer A/C unit. Ideally situated near numerous doctors' offices and medical facilities, the University of Arizona, Plaza Palomino, restaurants, grocery stores, and abundant shopping. With its generous lot and easy access to major roadways, this well-located home offers comfort, convenience, and wonderful potential.
Single-familyProperty Type
1958Year Built
9,183 sq ftLot Size
$180Price/Sq.Ft.
1 car garageParking
Listed by Kimberly Thompson• Tierra Antigua Realty
Vista del Monte, located between East Speedway Boulevard and East Grant Road, is a residential and mid-century Tucson neighborhood with broad desert lots and mountain-view streets. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Speedway Boulevard corridor near North Swan Road, where local cafés, bike shops, and low-slung storefronts set a steady, daytime hum. Architectural cues lean toward ranch homes and mid-century lines, with mature shade trees softening the Sonoran palette. Himmel Park and the surrounding grid of bike-friendly streets shape an outdoors-forward routine. Tucson Botanical Gardens and the Loft Cinema add a cultural throughline beyond the residential blocks. The feel is calm and connected, with errands and evenings oriented to nearby independent institutions.
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Market insights
2861 N Swan Rd · $293,000
SALE-TO-LIST
98.5%
Most homes are selling 2% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$300,000
Median list price in this area is $393,827. (31% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
1 price drop
19% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Kitchen island
Beamed ceilings
Entrance foyer
Skylights
Double-pane windows
Has fireplace (wood burning, located in family room)
Bathrooms
1 full bathroom
1 half bathroom
Kitchen
Refrigerator
Gas range
Gas cooktop
Gas oven
Exhaust fan
Laundry & utility
Laundry room
Flooring
Ceramic tile
Vinyl
Engineered wood
Heating & cooling
Wall furnace
Forced air heating
Central air conditioning
Exterior features
Covered patio/porch
Chain link fencing
Shed(s)
Workshop
East/West exposure
Paved road access (city maintenance)
Home design
Single family residence
One story
Faces east
Handicap convertible and other bath modifications
Parking
1-car garage with garage door opener
1 covered parking space
Security
Smoke detectors
Wrought iron security door
Construction
Brick construction
Built-up reflective roof
Utilities
Water from a local water company
Sewer connected
HOA & community
No association amenities
Other
Zoned Tucson - R1
Owner occupied (current use)
Electricity and solar
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Traditional red brick home conveniently located near Plaza Palomino. Plaza Palomino features some of the best restaurants and shopping in central Tucson. The seller has called your new home their home for the past forty years. The red brick home features a wood burning fireplace in the family room and exotic wooden beams on the ceiling of the home. Your new home has a large enclosed Arizona room which leads into the laundry room. The large Arizona room could also be used for additional living space and/or work out room. Your new home almost sits on an .25 of acre. The property includes separate storage rooms, a chicken coop, and a separate workshop.
Public Records
Oct 29, 1980
Sold
$55,700
$34/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$1,731 (+4.4%)
2024
$1,658 (+6.7%)
2023
$1,554 (−0.8%)
2022
$1,565 (−0.3%)
2021
$1,571 (+4.2%)
2020
$1,508 (+3.0%)
2019
$1,464 (+4.8%)
2018
$1,397 (+4.8%)
2017
$1,333 (+2.6%)
2016
$1,299 (+4.5%)
2015
$1,243 (+6.4%)
2014
$1,168 (−4.6%)
$50 + $8,694
$8,744
2013
$1,225
$50 + $8,694
$8,744
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
—
Baths
2
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
9,183 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
1,454
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
1,454
Year built
1958
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Pima County
APN
11005085
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Apr 14, 2026.
R-1
Residence
This zone provides for urban, low density, single-family, residential development, together with schools, parks, and other public services necessary for a satisfactory urban residential environment. Certain other uses, such as day care and urban agriculture, are permitted that provide reasonable compatibility with adjoining residential uses.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Religious facility
Day care facility
Housing-Single unit
Fire house
Police station
Agriculture-Cropland
Park & open space
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
8/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 106° expected this year, 19 days in 30 years
1/10 Wind Factor
Minimal risk of severe winds over next 30 years
1/10 Air Factor
0 unhealthy days expected this year, 0 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Tucson, AZ • 85712
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Sun exposure
94/ 100
Exceptional sunlight
Sunscore
This home receives average direct sun exposure in Tucson. There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
10.1 hrs
7 hrs
JuneDecember
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Redfin Estimate for 2861 N Swan Rd
$295,358
$2,358 over list price of $293K
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