According to reports, Kanye West converted his old Malibu residence into a “bomb shelter” and then bought a $35 million property in Beverly Hills, California.
According to TMZ on Monday, the 20,000-square-foot property in the gated community of Beverly Park North was acquired by the “Heartless” rapper.
With a resort-style pool with a waterfall, a second lap pool, a pool house, a tennis court, and a “entertainment pavilion,” the 11-bedroom, 18-bathroom mansion is situated on roughly seven acres of property.
The site claims that West, 47, purchased the mansion off the market using an LLC.
Page Six was unable to reach the Grammy winner’s attorney for comment at this time.
The Yeezy designer’s significant acquisition follows the $21 million sale of his demolished Malibu, California, home one month prior.
With the assistance of “Selling Sunset” star Jason Oppenheim, the “Bound 2” rapper first listed the concrete-built home for $53 million in December before snagging it for $57 million in 2021.
According to TMZ, West’s unsuccessful attempt to convert the estate into a “bomb shelter from the 1910s” by eliminating all of the windows and electricity is probably what caused the low offer on the oceanfront house.
According to reports, the musician’s project caused legal problems with his project manager Tony Saxon, who filed a lawsuit against the hitmaker for allegedly breaking many labor laws and defying recommendations to take down the windows.
Neama Rahman, Saxon’s attorney at the time, expressed her happiness at West selling the house and the potential for the proceeds to be used to settle the $1 million that Saxon was allegedly due.
“Kanye put Tony through hell while he was having the house gutted, breaking multiple labor codes and employment laws in the process,” Rahman said in a statement. “Tony was the construction project manager and round-the-clock security guard during that time.”
Before Kanye gave Tony the order to tear it down, this mansion was “a Picasso on the water.” Therefore, buyer beware, even though we’re happy that Kanye could finally have the funds to pay Mr. Saxon.
The buyer of the house, Bo Belmont of Belwood Investments, told the Los Angeles Times in September that he intends to repair the demolished Malibu mansion for about $8 million.
“I want to give the impression that Kanye never existed.” Belmont stated that the house would be returned to its original state.
The businessman went on to call West’s previous idea “really dumb” and “no purpose.”
