Kanye West has finally offloaded his Malibu mansion after slashing the asking price by a whopping $14 million.
Rapper Heartless, 47, who recently joined his scantily clad wife Bianca Censori and daughter North West at the movies, initially purchased the home in 2021, which was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando.
However, shocking photos from last month showed the beachfront home completely destroyed and windowless as it sits close to the sandy shore.
In online records obtained by TMZWest’s mansion went into escrow early last week on Thursday.
The property, which features four bedrooms and five bathrooms, was originally listed for $53 million, but in April of this year, the music artist astronomically reduced the asking price to $39 million.
Kanye West, 47, has finally offloaded his Malibu mansion after slashing the asking price by a whopping $14 million; spotted in February in Milan
However, shocking photos from last month showed the beachfront home completely destroyed and windowless as it sits close to the sandy shore.
However, the final price for which the mansion was purchased is unknown.
The 4,000-square-foot home offers panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean, and upon purchasing the property, West began construction work.
One of the workers who had been hired to help gut the dwelling said: The New Yorker In June, West had wanted to create a “bomb shelter” and his “Batcave.”
Kulapat Yantrasat, an architect, also told the publication: “To be honest, he didn’t like the house; he didn’t like the interior.”
Originally, the mansion, which has no plumbing or electricity, had been painted white in the back and contained floor-to-ceiling windows on every level.
But recent photos revealed that the glass windows had been removed, leaving a clear view of the empty concrete walls and floors.
The front is also made of concrete walls for a modern feel, with a wooden garage door on the right side.
Grammy Award-winning artist highlights brought Sunset real estate agent Jason Oppenheim joined the team in their effort to sell the home late last year. TMZ It was previously reported in April.
In online records obtained by TMZ, West’s mansion went into escrow early last week on Thursday.
The property, which has four bedrooms and five bathrooms, was originally listed for $53 million, but in April of this year, the music artist astronomically reduced the asking price to $39 million.
But recent photos revealed that the glass windows had been removed, leaving a clear view of the empty concrete walls and floors.
The Grammy-winning artist brought on Selling Sunset real estate agent Jason Oppenheim in his effort to sell the home late last year, TMZ previously reported in April.
One of the workers who had been hired to help gut the abode told The New Yorker in June that West had wanted to create a “bomb shelter” and his “Batcave.”
Oppenheim told the outlet he was optimistic about the chances of selling the distressed property in the high-end area, likening the abode to “basically a blank canvas” for prospective buyers.
The Carnival artist, who purchased the home for $57 million in late 2021, was unable to remodel it into a “bomb shelter” after involving famed Japanese architect Tadao Ando in the renovation process.
The price reduction is the latest in a series of headaches involving the home in the exclusive Southern California beach town.
West was also sued by former project manager Tony Saxon, who claims he was fired after “expressing concerns about the extreme danger” of the project.
In September 2023, sources said TMZ that West wanted to remove the house’s windows and electricity to turn it into “a 1910s air raid shelter.”
In Saxon’s lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, he stated that he was hired for the project in September 2021 and worked 16-hour days at the beach house.
He claimed he slept on the floor of the house because he worked as a “project manager, janitor and 24/7 security” for the property.
Saxon alleged that West only paid him for a week’s work and ignored all of his concerns, until he was eventually fired in November 2021 after refusing to remove the home’s windows and electricity.
In the lawsuit, Saxon said the rapper’s vision for the house was to make something like “a 1910s bomb shelter,” according to NBC Newsand demolish the marble bathrooms, as well as remove windows, plumbing and electricity.
In September 2023, sources told TMZ that West wanted to remove the windows and electricity from the home to turn it into “a 1910s bomb shelter.”
In the lawsuit, Saxon said the rapper’s vision for the home was to make something like “a 1910s bomb shelter,” according to NBC News, and demolish the marble bathrooms as well as remove the windows, plumbing and electricity; seen in March in Inglewood
It is also said that he wanted to replace the stairs with slides.
Saxon is reportedly suing West for a series of labor code violations, more than $1 million in unpaid wages and damages.
“We were going to gut all of that and build him some kind of Batcave,” Saxon explained, adding that the rapper wanted a place where he could “hide from the Clintons and the Kardashians.”
Although Saxon believed the house was more of an “art project,” she later realized that West actually wanted to live in it.
He said West “didn’t want electricity. He just wanted plants. He just wanted candles. He just wanted battery-operated lights. And he just wanted everything open and dark.”
He said West “didn’t want electricity. He just wanted plants. He just wanted candles. He just wanted battery-operated lights. And he just wanted everything open and dark.”
West owns other properties, including an abandoned ranch in Calabasas valued at $2.2 million.
West owns other properties, including an abandoned ranch in Calabasas valued at $2.2 million.
In May, the house appeared dilapidated and crumbling in shocking new photographs of the sprawling property, nearly four years after the rapper boarded up the home in September 2020.
Kanye initially purchased the residence in 2018 and used it for Sunday services and as the headquarters of his Donda Academy.
The star had also purchased an additional 300 acres surrounding the property for $4 million.
The images revealed the house is still uninhabited and in a state of disrepair, with one photograph showing a large hole in the front entrance, leaving debris and pieces of the roof strewn across the ground.
A circular area outside the house was marked by a fence that had also begun to crumble, and appeared to be the location of one of the domes Ye had built.
Yeezy Home’s dome shelters were built in an attempt to help the homeless in the Los Angeles area.
West has been keeping busy and was most recently spotted at a movie theater with his wife Bianca Censori and eldest daughter, North West, 11, in Los Angeles over the weekend on Saturday; he was last seen in Milan in February.
Kanye purchased the ranch while he was still married to his current ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, and their divorce was officially finalized in November 2022.
West has been keeping busy and was most recently spotted at a movie theater with his wife Bianca Censori, who was wearing a tight top and no pants, and their eldest daughter, North West, 11, in Los Angeles over the weekend on Saturday.
North and Bianca were seen standing side by side before the film began, and at one point, Censori affectionately wrapped her arms around West’s eldest son, whom he shares with ex-wife Kim Kardashian.
Rapper Heartless also stood by the couple as they purchased tickets in the theater’s main lobby.