Big Bear New Construction Home for Sale: $2M Tour

What does a $2 million new construction home in Big Bear get you?

A 2023-built, 4,465-square-foot smart home in Heavenly Valley Estates, about a mile from Bear Mountain, with 5 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, a 3-car garage, solar panels, a Tesla Powerwall, multiple HVAC zones, three fireplaces, and heated indoor-outdoor entertaining space — listed a dollar under $2,000,000. It's built to luxury standards and set up to perform as a short-term rental, all on a 27,000-square-foot lot.

By Rachael Smith | August 5, 2026

New construction at this level doesn't come to Big Bear often, and almost never this close to the slopes. I walked every room so you can see where the value is — and why the right buyer is going to be very happy with this one.

Here's the quick math: built in 2023, five bedrooms, five and a half baths, 4,465 square feet — that works out to roughly $448 a square foot — listed just under $2 million. It's right off Moonridge Road near Evergreen, about a mile from Bear Mountain, on a 27,000-square-foot lot, which is just over half an acre. Watch the intro and location at 0:00.

Why the location does a lot of the heavy lifting

Moonridge Road is the route people take to get to Bear Mountain, and that's not a small detail.

Proximity to the slopes is one of the strongest demand drivers in this market — it lifts both nightly rental rates and long-term resale appeal. This home is about a mile out, which puts you close to the action without sitting on top of it.

Two things nearby add upside. There's a new wedding venue right across the street, and a new village is planned close by. That combination points to an area that's still up and coming, which is exactly what you want to see when you're buying at the top of the local price range. A wedding venue across the street, for example, means you could host an entire wedding party — a real advantage if you rent the home out.

Built like a rental should be built

What stood out on this walkthrough is that the home was clearly designed with rental performance in mind, and that shows up in the details most tours skip past.

A few that matter:

• Fire-sprinkler systems throughout — including inside closets — plus surround sound in the main spaces.
• Iron handrails built to vacation-rental code, which saves a future owner from expensive retrofits.
• Sleeping capacity that maximizes nightly rates — multiple primary suites, a room with two queen beds, a bunk room, and a provided crib. A surprising number of listings skip the crib, and families notice.
• An existing rental history — it was previously listed with SoCal Vacations, and the rental track record is strong.

The condition backs this up. Even as a rental, the home is in excellent shape — the kind of tight, well-kept finish you don't usually see in a house that hosts a lot of guests. See the great room and kitchen at 5:00.

The kitchen is nearly all white with a soft gray vein in the quartz that carries through the entire house. You get upgraded stainless appliances, a chef's stove, a pot filler, a secondary veggie-prep sink, and lazy Susan cabinets with the spinner inserts so nothing gets lost in the back. Quartz counters, black fixtures, and the same stacked stone from the exterior show up at the fireplace inside.

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The smart-home and construction details

This is where the "new construction" label earns its price.

The home is a fully integrated smart home with solar panels, a Tesla Powerwall backup system, and multiple HVAC zones, so you're heating and cooling only the parts of the house you're using. That's a meaningful operating-cost advantage over an older mountain home — and a selling point for eco-minded guests.

The finishes are genuinely custom. An 8-foot Brazilian Cumaru pivot entry door greets you, the exterior pairs black onyx stacked stone with warm wood and a metal roof, and there are thoughtful touches everywhere — a dry entrance at the front and a wet entrance from the garage with laundry, herringbone marble tile in the primary bath, and even patio doors leading into one of the showers. The oversized 3-car garage is currently staged as a game room with a pool table and air hockey, which is exactly how a rental crowd wants to use it. See the garage and game room at 13:00.

Upstairs holds most of the sleeping quarters, including a true primary suite with a king bed, its own fireplace that mimics the one downstairs, a mini fridge, and a coffee-bar area. Tour the primary suite at 27:00. The primary bath separates the toilet from a herringbone-tiled shower and a freestanding tub — the kind of layout guests remember and leave five-star reviews about.

Indoor-outdoor living that extends the season

Mountain homes live or die on their outdoor space, and this one is built to be used year-round.

The backyard has a covered dining area, an outdoor living room with the home's third fireplace and a TV hookup, four heaters, and seating for around 25 people. Drains are installed right into the brick so water runoff is handled, and concrete retaining walls keep everything protected. There's even a natural sledding hill out back. Watch the outdoor living space at 31:00.

Heated outdoor entertaining space is a genuine income lever — it lets a rental keep hosting guests comfortably through cold months, which is when Big Bear demand peaks.

How it stacks up against other Big Bear investments

If you're evaluating this as an investment, it helps to compare it against other income-focused properties I've toured. Take a look at 260 Turlock, a smart Airbnb investment in Big Bear Lake, and this 4-bed short-term rental near Snow Summit for a sense of what smaller-footprint rentals look like. For the other end of the spectrum, this 8-bedroom Big Bear estate at $899K is a useful contrast on price per bedroom and sleeping capacity.

The bottom line on this Moonridge home: you're buying new construction, smart-home efficiency, custom finishes, and a floor plan engineered for rental income, about a mile from Bear Mountain, for just under $2 million. It's priced well for what it is, and in a market that doesn't produce many homes like it, that's what makes it worth a serious look.

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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.