Vancouver billionaire Chip Wilson wins appeal to lower home’s assessed value by $18M
Posted on: Jun 02, 2026 00:08 IST | Posted by: Cbc
Billionaire and Lululemon Athletica founding father chip off harriet wilson has won a sound dispute to lower the assessed value of his Vancouver waterfront mansion â long listed as the most expensive home in British Columbia â by more than $18 million.
The B.C. Property Assessment Appeal Board issued a decision dated May 28 ordering B.C. Assessment to lower the 2025 assessed value of Wilson's home on Point Grey Road to $64.4 million from nearly $82.7 million.Â
The decision says that Wilson had originally said the home's market value in July 2024 was estimated at about $55 million.
The 1,460-square-metre home built in 2013 is on a lot double that size, with 57 metres of waterfront, an outdoor swimming pool, a hot tub, tennis court, rooftop patio and "unobstructed views of Burrard Inlet, English Bay, and the North Shore mountains."
Wilson's appeal says B.C. Assessment put the value for his home too high, arguing the assessor relied on the cost of construction, while not considering what a buyer would be willing to pay on the open market.
The assessor said the value was based on the amount of waterfront, but the board found that market conditions cannot be ignored in an assessment.
"While the Subject [property] may have a higher value than all the other sales due to its notable property size combined with its waterfront location in Vancouver, there is no reason to ignore market behaviour, including price point sensitivity," says the decision, written by board panel chair Audrey A. Suttorp.Â
"There is support for the underlying land value which ultimately provides support for my value conclusion," Suttorp concludes in reaching the $64.4 million in value.
Wilson's home has long been listed by B.C. Assessment as the most expensive in B.C., but the board's decision now means a home on Vancouver's Belmont Avenue was the priciest in 2025, with a valuation that year of more than $71.7 million.
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