Who wouldn’t want to live here? A unique, “European-inspired” home in South Vancouver may be a dream residence, but the tough market for high-end homes means it’s had to drop its price twice since being listed, now asking $11,980,000.
We spotted this breathtaking home when it was first listed in January for $14,800,000, and then it was reduced to $13,980,000. Its current price is $2.82 million lower than the original, a drop of nearly 20 per cent.
The four-bedroom, five-bathroom residence may have been built in 2003, but it looks much older. It has 7,691 square feet of living space inside two stone buildings connected by a contemporary glass bridge that traverses a stream. The 33,900-square-foot property is on South-West Marine Drive in Southlands, close to the Fraser River.
The home has a mix of European, old-world styling with contemporary features, and includes a great room inside the glass bridge, a family/media room, a contemporary gym, an ancient-looking wine cellar, a large games room, a huge master bedroom with vaulted ceilings and beams, and a spa/plunge pool with waterfall.
![Southlands forest house interior living bridge](https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/glaciermedia/import/lmp-all/1220753-southlands-forest-house-interior-living-bridge.jpg;w=960)
One cost that hasn’t been discounted is the property tax bill, which in 2017 was $25,096.63. The property was assessed in 2017 at $11,839,000, which is unusually close to the new listing price.
Check out more of the listing photos of this extraordinary property, below.
![Southlands forest house interior living fireplace](https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/glaciermedia/import/lmp-all/1220752-southlands-forest-house-interior-living-fireplace.jpg;w=960)
![Southlands forest house kitchen](https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/glaciermedia/import/lmp-all/1220743-southlands-forest-house-kitchen.jpg;w=960)
![Southlands forest house family room](https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/glaciermedia/import/lmp-all/1220748-southlands-forest-house-family-room.jpg;w=960)
![Southlands forest house master bedroom](https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/glaciermedia/import/lmp-all/1220733-southlands-forest-house-master-bedroom.jpg;w=960)
![Southlands forest house master bathroom](https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/glaciermedia/import/lmp-all/1220735-southlands-forest-house-master-bathroom.jpg;w=960)
![Southlands forest house wine cellar](https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/glaciermedia/import/lmp-all/1220732-southlands-forest-house-wine-cellar.jpg;w=960)
![Southlands forest house guest house](https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/glaciermedia/import/lmp-all/1220731-southlands-forest-house-guest-house.jpg;w=960)
![Southlands forest house spa plunge pool](https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/glaciermedia/import/lmp-all/1220727-southlands-forest-house-plunge-pool.jpg;w=960)
![Southlands forest house gardens](https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/glaciermedia/import/lmp-all/1220723-southlands-forest-house-gardens.jpg;w=960)
![Southlands forest house gardens](https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/glaciermedia/import/lmp-all/1220723-southlands-forest-house-gardens.jpg;w=960)