Stephanie Ip
gives you a tour of the five most expensive homes in B.C., according to assessment data for 2018:
1 3085 Point Grey Rd. Total value (2018): $78,837,000 Total value (2017):
$75,821,000
Up: $3,016,000 (+4%) In the top spot is former Lululemon CEO Chip Wilson’s Kitsilano property. The now $78.8-million home is measured at 30,600 square feet. It’s the fifth year in a row Wilson’s home has been ranked the most expensive. When the house first snagged that title in 2014, it was assessed at $54.2 million.
2 4707 Belmont Ave. Total value (2018): $71,820,000 Total value (2017):
$69,208,000
Up: $2,612,000 (+4%) Second place goes to a home just one neighbourhood over from Wilson’s spot. The Belmont Avenue property sits on a 0.7-hectare gated property. This home is owned by Pisonii (PTC) Ltd.
3 James Island, Gulf Islands Total value (2018): $54,433,000 Total value (2017):
$53,279,000
Up: $1,154,000 (+2%) What would a ranking of expensive properties be if there wasn’t an entire island? The 312-hectare island is owned by Seattle billionaire Craig McCaw.
4 4719 Belmont Ave. Total value (2018): $46,684,000 Total value (2017):
$45,405,000
Up: $1,279,000 (+3%) This Belmont Avenue home was built in 1997 and is the residence of Hassan Khosrowshahi, the founder of the Future Shop electronics chain.
5 2815 Point Grey Rd. Total value (2018): $45,875,000 Total value (2017):
$44,753,000
Up: $1,122,000 (+2.5%) The property is the childhood home of socialite Jacqui Cohen, whose grandfather founded the Army & Navy retail empire.