You get a 2026-built, 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom modern ranch-style home with about 2,016 square feet, central heating and air conditioning, waterproof flooring, a tankless water heater, and a fenced lot on the corner of Gold Mountain and Aeroplane. It's priced at $724,900 and listed with Hassan Halabi. New construction this clean is rare in Big Bear right now.
By Rachael Smith | October 27, 2026
Brand new homes don't hit the Big Bear market very often.
When one does, and it looks like a mountain-modern showpiece instead of a standard builder box, it's worth a full walkthrough.
I toured this one in Big Bear City last week, and I'll walk you through what stood out — the good, the quirks, and the questions I'd ask if I were the buyer. Watch Rachael break down the price and lot at 0:49.
The home sits on a corner lot of roughly 5,009 square feet. Most lots in this neighborhood are an even 5,000, so you get a little extra — and I still can't tell you where the extra nine feet came from.
There's a rolling gated entry and forest access in the direction of the corner. The exterior is white with black accents, and the large-panel black garage door gives it that mountain-modern look.
Here's what I like: the builder thought about water. There's a French drain by the sloped garage approach so runoff goes where it should. In Big Bear, where snowmelt tests every driveway, that's the kind of detail that saves you headaches in March.
The decking out front and in back is composite, so you're not signing up for annual staining.
The entry door is tall — probably eight feet — black with glass, and heavy-duty. I always like to feature the front door because it tells you how the rest of the build will go. See the entry at 2:01.
The floors are SPC flooring, which is waterproof. That matters in a cabin where snow gets tracked in every winter.
The layout is open and bright, with vaulted ceilings and less wood than you typically see in a mountain cabin. If you love the heavy log look, this isn't it. If you want a lighter, cleaner mountain home, this is exactly it.
A few practical notes:
If you know the mountain, you know most homes up here don't have A/C. We've never really needed it.
But summers are getting warmer, and more buyers are asking for it. In my experience, the clients I work with who plan to rent short-term or live here full time are starting to put it on the must-have list. Hear why I flagged this at 5:54.
Heads-up: it was freezing inside during my tour, and the smoke detector was chirping because cold batteries do that. That's normal for a vacant new build — just don't mistake it for a problem.
The living room has a stack-stone fireplace with a quartz hearth that runs to the floor. It's remote-controlled, so it isn't a real log-burning fireplace.
If you picture crackling wood on a snowy night, you'd need to look into a retrofit — and that would have to wait until after escrow closes. Get that expectation straight before you write an offer. Watch the fireplace walkthrough at 4:37.
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The kitchen is a chef's setup. Quartz countertops with gold and cream veining run in a waterfall edge to the floor, and the cabinetry is white oak.
You also get:
Honest note: the cabinetry and counters are cohesive, and no corners were cut. See the kitchen at 6:23.
Downstairs, there's one bedroom and one bathroom with a door that lets you separate the space. You can use it as a primary suite, or lock it off and give guests their own bathroom so nobody's walking upstairs.
I think that's a smart layout, especially if you're buying a second home that hosts family or friends. Watch the first-floor bedroom at 8:39.
These are some of my favorite bathrooms I've toured. The pebble work is on the outside of the shower, not just the floor — most builders skip that, and it pulls the whole room together. Walls are tile floor to ceiling, with black fixtures, quartz counters, and shampoo boxes.
The downstairs shower has a rainfall head, so if you don't want to get your hair wet, you'll probably want to add a wall-mounted one. The upstairs hall bath has a soaking tub and a bidet-style attachment.
Upstairs you'll find three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a laundry room with louvered doors and hex tile on the floor. That tile is a good call — if the washer ever leaks, it sits better on tile than on wood.
The primary suite faces the street and has a small window-door that I call the "Rapunzel window." The walk-in closet is bigger than some of the secondary bedrooms I've shown in other neighborhoods. The primary bath has dual sinks, heated vented mirrors, a rainfall shower, and a heated smart toilet — I tried it, and yes, it's warm. See the primary suite at 15:51.
There's also a tankless water heater in the garage. Inside is the smart spot for it — a lot of people mount them outside, and they freeze.
You're about a five-minute drive to the grocery stores, six or seven minutes to the Village, a few minutes to the ski slopes, and five minutes or less to the lake. For a full-time home or a weekend escape, that mix is hard to beat. Hear the drive times at 19:02.
The backyard is fully fenced with composite decking, a metal railing, and mature trees. There's also a pad that looks like it could fit a hot tub — or it could be where the trash cans go, so check.
If I were representing a buyer on this home, I'd ask:
If you're comparing this to older homes, my Big Bear City 3-bed single-level tour for $524,900 shows what the lower price tier looks like. And if winter's coming at your doorstep, here's how to winterize a Big Bear cabin before the first storm.
The bottom line: new construction with A/C, waterproof floors, and thoughtful details is rare in Big Bear, and this one delivers — as long as you're okay with a faux fireplace. If you want to see more homes like this one, plus the market context behind the prices, subscribe to the Living in Big Bear channel and I'll keep walking you through them. When you're ready to tour one in person, reach out through buyinbigbearlake.com.
About Rachael Smith
Rachael Smith is a top-producing real estate agent with RE/MAX Big Bear, specializing in mountain homes, short-term rental investments, and luxury properties in Big Bear Lake and surrounding areas. With over a decade of experience and hundreds of homes sold, she helps buyers, sellers, and investors make smart, strategic real estate decisions. Through her strong online presence and data-driven approach, Rachael connects clients with opportunities both on and off the market.
