4638 & 4628 Forbidden Plateau Road · Courtenay, BC
4638 & 4628 Forbidden Plateau Road · Courtenay, BC
The Arrival
What happens when you turn onto Forbidden Plateau Road is immediate. The town disappears. The road is suddenly enclosed by forest on all sides, the light changes, and something in you shifts. You follow it until you reach a private, gated lot tucked well out of sight, turn into the long driveway, and the outside world simply ends. What remains is quiet, and private, and entirely yours.
4638 Forbidden Plateau Road
1,500 square feet arranged across two wings connected by a breezeway. One wing holds the bedrooms and bathrooms. The other holds the great room, kitchen, and living area — with 30 feet of triple-glazed European-style sliding glass doors along the south-facing wall.
The orientation is deliberate. The home is sited on precise solar south for maximum natural light and solar gain through the winter months. Built from recycled steel to a zero-carbon standard, the level of thought in this home extends well beyond what you see at first glance. Every single window looks out onto forest. You are well set back from your nearest neighbours, and for most of the year — when the trees are in leaf — you cannot see them at all.
Thirty feet of triple-glazed European-style sliding glass doors open the room entirely to the forest. The effect is dramatic — the room floods with light and the forest feels like it's part of the interior. A modern fireplace anchors the space without competing with the view, which changes with every hour and every season.
Built for someone who actually cooks. Vast counters, dual sinks, and a window backsplash that puts the forest right where the tile would normally go.
Each bedroom has patio doors that open directly into the forest. High windows that let in light without sacrificing privacy.
A considered room with its own exterior door and a climate-friendly heat pump washer dryer. Even the practical spaces were designed with care.
4628 Forbidden Plateau Road
Same architect, same zero-carbon standard, same quality of light and materials. This is a proper two-bedroom home with its own fenced yard and its own address — not a suite, not an addition. It stands on its own.
That makes it rare. Most acreages with two homes have them built on top of each other. Here, whether it's ageing parents, adult children, visiting family, or Airbnb guests, everyone lives entirely separately and privately — yet on the same lot. It works as a multi-generational home, a family compound, or a revenue property. Very few listings can offer all three.
As a rental property
Currently operating as a fully furnished, licensed, five-star short-term rental with professional management in place. It generates consistent income — enough to meaningfully offset the cost of owning the entire property. The Comox Valley Regional District is exempt from BC's principal residence requirement for short-term rentals, making this a straightforward investment. Revenue details available through the listing.
As a family home
With its own address, its own fenced yard, and no line of sight to the main residence, the guest house works equally well as a home for ageing parents, adult children, or extended family — with a level of privacy and independence that most multi-generational properties can't offer.
2 bedrooms · 2 full bathrooms · Open-concept living · Fenced yard · Separate entrance · Own address
The Property
What you find at the end of that driveway is unexpected: two West Coast Modernist homes — dramatic, light-filled, contemporary — built from black steel and glass and sitting quietly in the trees. They are architecturally unique in a way that very few residential properties on Vancouver Island can match.
They are also 80 metres apart, each within its own perimeter fence, separated by forest with no line of sight between them. Each has its own address, its own entrance, and its own private outdoor space.
On the Property
A 600-square-foot heated building that was originally built as a garage and is easily converted back if that's what you need. Right now it works as a workshop, a studio, or gear storage for the kind of life the West Coast invites.
Nearly Two Acres
The entire property is fenced, screened by mature forest, and set well back from the road. The nearest neighbours are out of sight and out of earshot. The landscaping is natural and low-maintenance — drought-resistant native plants, clover lawn, and natural ground cover that suit the setting and require very little work. Directly across the road is Nymph Falls Nature Park — a permanently protected area of natural beauty with riverside trails, swimming holes, and old-growth forest that effectively becomes an extension of your own land.
Zero-Carbon, Zero Fossil Fuels
Both homes run on 100% clean BC Hydro electricity with no fossil fuels on site. Heat pumps for heating and cooling, recycled steel construction, and recycled materials used wherever possible. Triple-glazed windows throughout.
True Privacy
The entire perimeter is fenced, with individual fences inside separating each home's private space. Nearly two acres, no neighbours in sight, 80 metres between the two homes with no line of sight.
Nymph Falls Nature Park
One of the Comox Valley's most iconic natural landmarks, with river trails and swimming holes directly across the road.
Walking distances from the property to Nymph Falls Nature Park
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The Main Residence
The Guest House
The Outdoors
