Editor’s note — 5 November 2026: This article has been fully rewritten using only verifiable facts from reputable reporting. Earlier claims that could not be verified — including a list of personal renovations, a private jet, a car collection and a portfolio valuation — have been removed, and outdated figures have been corrected.
Kanye West — now legally known as Ye — has bought, gutted, lost and rebuilt some of the most talked-about homes in celebrity real estate. His current base is a $35 million (£26 million) mansion in Beverly Hills, bought in October 2024, just weeks after he sold his gutted Malibu beach house at a $36 million loss. Before that came the minimalist Hidden Hills mansion he shared with Kim Kardashian, two vast Wyoming ranches and a childhood home in Chicago he bought back to save from demolition.
This is what is actually known — and verified — about Kanye West’s houses.
Who Is Kanye West?
Born on 8 June 1977 in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, Kanye Omari West — now legally Ye — is a rapper, producer, fashion designer and entrepreneur. He has won 24 Grammy Awards and sold more than 160 million records worldwide. He married Kim Kardashian in 2014; she filed for divorce in February 2021 and the divorce was finalised in 2022. They have four children together: North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm. In December 2022 he married Bianca Censori. He legally changed his name to Ye in October 2021.
His fortune is one of the most contested in celebrity finance. Forbes estimates his net worth at around $400 million (roughly £300 million) as of 2026, after Adidas ended its Yeezy partnership in October 2022 — a deal that had once made him a billionaire, with Forbes valuing him at $6.6 billion in March 2021. West himself disputes the lower figure: in January 2025 he posted a valuation from Eton Venture Services putting his net worth at $2.77 billion, based largely on his music catalogue and sole ownership of the Yeezy trademark. No independent outlet has verified that higher figure.
| Full name | Kanye Omari West (legally Ye since October 2021) |
| Born | 8 June 1977, Atlanta, Georgia; raised in Chicago |
| Profession | Rapper, producer, fashion designer, entrepreneur |
| Grammy Awards | 24 wins |
| Net worth | Around $400 million per Forbes (2026); West claims $2.77 billion (unverified) |
| Children | North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm (with Kim Kardashian) |
| Current home | Beverly Hills, California — bought October 2024 for $35 million |
The Beverly Hills Mansion: $35 Million (£26 Million)
Kanye West’s current home is a 20,000-square-foot mansion in North Beverly Park, the guard-gated community in the hills above Beverly Hills, which he bought in an off-market deal for $35 million, closing on 25 October 2024, according to TMZ and property records seen by Realtor.com. The 11-bedroom, 18-bathroom house sits on around seven acres (6.79 acres) and was bought through an LLC — the same LLC he had used for the Malibu purchase.
The house was built in 2000, commissioned by mathematician Norman Zada and designed by architect Richard Landry, often called the “King of the Megamansion”. Its previous owner was the late Saudi billionaire businessman Saleh Abdullah Kamel; the property last sold in 2022 for $24.5 million, so West paid well above its most recent sale price. Reported features include an entertainment pavilion connected to the main house, a paddle tennis court, a pool area with cascading waterfalls, separate pools for swimming laps and soaking, a pool house and a gazebo.
Days after the purchase, West posted an aerial photograph of the estate on Instagram with the word “DROAM” drawn over it — the name of his long-discussed plan for a self-sustaining city, originally conceived for a 100,000-acre site in the Middle East. Neighbours told TMZ the homeowners’ association would never approve such a project, with one calling the idea “delusional”. As of 2025, West and Bianca Censori were reported to be living in the house.
Hidden Hills: The Home He Shared With Kim Kardashian
Before Beverly Hills, West’s best-known home was the minimalist mansion in Hidden Hills, California, he shared with Kim Kardashian. The couple bought the 15,667-square-foot house — formerly owned by Lisa Marie Presley — in 2014 for $20 million (around £15 million), then spent years and a further $20 million rebuilding it with Belgian designer Axel Vervoordt into an all-white, ultra-minimalist home Kim described as a “minimalist monastery”. The eight-bedroom, ten-bathroom house sits on around three acres, and the couple moved in during December 2017. Architectural Digest featured the finished home in February 2020. After the renovation, the property was valued at around $60 million (roughly £45 million).
When the couple divorced, Kim kept the house: in October 2021 she bought out West’s share for $23 million (around £17 million) — $20 million for the property itself and $3 million for its contents, including furniture and art. West kept the Wyoming ranches in the settlement. In December 2021 he bought a 3,600-square-foot ranch-style house directly across the street from Kim’s estate (listed at $4.079 million); he reportedly sold that Hidden Hills property in 2025 for $4.25 million.
The Malibu House: The $36 Million Loss
West’s most infamous property was the concrete beach house on Malibu Road designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Tadao Ando. He bought it in September 2021 for $57.25 million (around £43 million), six months after Kardashian filed for divorce. The roughly 4,000-square-foot home had been commissioned by money manager Richard Sachs, took seven years to build and was completed in 2013.
West then gutted it: windows, doors, plumbing, wiring and fixtures were stripped out as he tried to turn it into an off-grid bunker, drawing stop-work orders from the city for unpermitted construction. A former project manager, Tony Saxon, sued over the work; by October 2026 courts had ordered West to pay more than $321,000 in awards and legal costs in that dispute.
West listed the stripped shell for $53 million in January 2024, cut the price to $39 million that April, and sold it in September 2024 for $21 million (around £16 million) to Belwood Investments, a real-estate crowdfunding firm — a loss of about $36 million. Belwood put it back on the market in March 2025 at $39 million, but the property later faced foreclosure proceedings and, after a bankruptcy filing in March 2026, its fate remained unresolved.
The Wyoming Ranches
In 2019 West bought two vast ranches in Wyoming, where he recorded music and planned a Yeezy manufacturing campus near Cody. The first, Monster Lake Ranch near Cody, was bought in September 2019 for a reported $8 million (around £6 million) and covers 3,888 acres with two lakes. Two months later he bought the second, Bighorn Mountain Ranch near Greybull, for $14.5 million (around £11 million) — 6,713 acres of cabins, lodges, trails and canyons, about 50 miles from the first. His tenth studio album, Donda, was partly recorded at Bighorn Mountain Ranch in 2021.
After the divorce, he began selling them off. Monster Lake Ranch was listed in October 2021 for $11 million, then taken off the market in September 2022, and was still listed at around $12 million in 2025. Bighorn Mountain Ranch was sold back to its original owners, the Flitner family, on 17 September 2025 for $14 million — the same price West had paid in 2019.
Other Homes in the Portfolio
Chicago: The Childhood Home
West grew up at 7815 S. South Shore Drive in Chicago, where his mother Donda — an English professor who later managed his career — raised him. She owned the house from 1985 until she sold it in 2003. After it fell into disrepair and was slated for demolition, West bought it back in December 2018 for $225,000, saving it. The circa-1905, roughly 1,600-square-foot, three-bedroom house has since had a new roof and windows fitted. On 22 September 2026, the stretch of 78th Street outside it was renamed Dr. Donda West Way in his late mother’s honour.
Calabasas Condo and Other Properties
West kept three smaller properties after the divorce, including a 2,260-square-foot, three-bedroom condo in the gated Avanti community in Calabasas, bought in 2017 for $1.6 million — listed for sale in July 2025 at $2.95 million. He also bought a 2,260-square-foot loft in Axel Vervoordt’s Kanaal complex in Belgium in 2021, which he sold in February 2026, and a 7,400-square-foot commercial building on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles for $6.3 million in March 2023.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Kanye West live now?
As of 2025, Kanye West lives in the $35 million mansion in North Beverly Park, Beverly Hills, which he bought in October 2024, with his wife Bianca Censori.
How much did Kanye West pay for his Beverly Hills house?
$35 million in October 2024, in an off-market deal. The 20,000-square-foot, 11-bedroom, 18-bathroom house sits on around seven acres and was designed by Richard Landry.
What happened to Kanye West’s Malibu house?
He bought the Tadao Ando-designed beach house for $57.25 million in September 2021, gutted it in an attempt to turn it into an off-grid bunker, and sold the stripped shell for $21 million in September 2024 — a loss of about $36 million.
Does Kanye West still own the Wyoming ranches?
Bighorn Mountain Ranch was sold back to its original owners in September 2025 for $14 million. Monster Lake Ranch was listed for sale in 2021, taken off the market in 2022, and was still listed at around $12 million in 2025.
Why is Kanye West called Ye?
He legally changed his name to Ye in October 2021, saying “Ye” is the most commonly used word in the Bible and reflects everyone, not just himself.
Conclusion
From a $225,000 childhood home in Chicago to a $35 million Beverly Hills mansion, Kanye West’s property story is one of extremes: a $20 million minimalist masterpiece in Hidden Hills that his ex-wife kept, a $57 million architectural icon in Malibu that he gutted and sold at a $36 million loss, and thousands of acres of Wyoming ranchland bought for a manufacturing dream that never materialised. What is certain is the scale of the buying and the selling; the rest — including what he plans for the Beverly Hills estate — remains, like much of West’s career, deliberately unpredictable.
