Kanye West has listed his Malibu home for $53 million after failing to convert it into a “bomb shelter.”
The 46-year-old rapper bought the beach house a few years ago for $57 million and has now put it back on the market with the help of Selling Sunset agent Jason Oppenheim, 46, according to TMZ.
Although the house is a generous 4,000 square feet, Kanye's renovations left it gutted, with no windows and no electricity.
The property – which is currently the subject of a legal battle – was remodeled by Kanye, who enlisted the help of famed Japanese architect Tadao Ando.
Kim Kardashian's ex-husband is being sued by the remodeling project's former manager, Tony Saxon, who claims he was fired after raising “concerns about the extreme danger” of the project.
Kanye West listed his Malibu home for $53 million after failing to convert it into a “bomb shelter” with no windows or electricity; The windowless house pictured in December
The 46-year-old rapper bought the beach house a few years ago for $57 million and has now put it back on the market, according to TMZ; Kanye imagined December 11th in Miami
In September, it was reported that Kanye wanted to remove the windows and electricity from the house to turn it into “a 1910s bomb shelter,” according to TMZ.
In Saxon's lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, he says he was hired for the project in September 2021 and worked 16 hours a day at the beach house.
Saxon claims he slept on the house's floor while working as a “project manager, caretaker and 24-hour security guard” for the property.
Saxon claims West only paid him for a week of work and ignored all of his concerns until he was finally fired in November 2021 after he refused to remove the home's windows and electricity.
The “I Wonder” rapper suggested moving large generators around the house, but Saxon worried it would pose a fire risk.
Saxon claims Kanye then threatened him, saying he would be considered an “enemy” if he didn't fulfill Kanye's vision.
When Saxon continued to disagree, Kanye told him to “go away,” according to the lawsuit.
Saxon also claims the hip-hop mogul told him, “If you don't do what I say, you won't work for me, I won't be your friend anymore and you'll only see me on TV.”'
Kanye is working with Selling Sunset agent Jason Oppenheim, 46, to sell the house; Jason was seen on December 12th
Although the property is a generous 4,000 square feet, Kanye's renovations gutted it and left it without windows or electricity. the house pictured in 2021
West is currently being sued by the remodeling project's former manager, who claims he was fired after raising “concerns about the extreme danger” of the proposed new design
In September, it was reported that Kanye wanted to remove the windows and electricity from the home to convert it into “a 1910s bomb shelter,” according to the lawsuit
The house with windows seen in September 2021, before Kanye started remodeling
After telling the father of four he wasn't watching TV, he was immediately fired.
In the lawsuit, Saxon said the rapper's vision for the home was to build something like “a 1910s bomb shelter” and demolish the marble bathrooms and remove the windows, plumbing and electricity, according to NBC News.
He also reportedly wanted to replace the stairs with slides.
Saxon is suing Kanye for a series of labor law violations, more than $1 million in unpaid wages and damages.
“We wanted to eradicate all of that and kind of build him a bat cave,” Saxon explained, adding that the rapper wanted a place where he could “hide from the Clintons and the Kardashians.”
While Saxon believed the house was more of an “art project,” he later realized that Kanye actually wanted to live in it.
He said Kanye “didn't want electricity.” He just wanted plants. He just wanted candles. He just wanted battery lights. And he just wanted everything to be open and dark.'
The lawsuit was filed by West Coast Employment Lawyers, the same lawyers who sued the musician on behalf of former employees of Kanye's private Christian school, Donda Academy, over alleged health and safety violations.
In recent photos of the home, the huge floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the ocean have been removed, leaving this side exposed to all the elements.
The interior of the house appears to be crumbling and the metal railings are rusting after being exposed to the salt air, wind and water.
West purchased his 4,000-square-foot oceanfront property in September 2021. It features huge windows overlooking the ocean.
He enlisted the help of Tadao and hired top contractors to oversee the extensive remodeling plans.
In 2022, renovations stopped and the gutted, windowless mansion stood empty. Months later, Ye was dropped by multiple business partners and brands because of his anti-Semitic outbursts; seen in 2021
But the next summer, renovations stopped and the gutted, windowless mansion stood empty. Months later, Ye was dropped by multiple business partners and brands because of his anti-Semitic outbursts.
Neighbors of West's in Malibu told TMZ that his mansion had been “left to decay” and that they had “not seen anyone around for many months.”
The musician had already been seen at the estate last summer to check on progress, but his empire has since imploded in dramatic fashion after he launched several anti-Semitic rants that resulted in the loss of about $1.6 billion of his Net worth and personal holdings dropped him from the Forbes billionaires list, according to CBS News.
He owns several other properties across the country, including a sprawling ranch in Calabasas, Los Angeles, which he purchased in 2019 for an estimated $3 million.
West also owns another sprawling ranch in Wyoming, which he purchased when he was reportedly “owned” by the Midwestern state several years ago.