Rapper Kanye West has seemingly fallen out of love with his partially renovated Malibu home and has decided to sell it.
The Yeezy founder allegedly dislikes the mansion he purchased in 2021 for its postmodern style because the walls are “too gray.”
Kanye West Sells Off Malibu Mansion Due To Its ‘Gray’ Walls
West is reportedly doing away with his sleek Malibu mansion because the concrete walls are “too gray” for his taste.
According to reports, the rapper will be selling the mansion, designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, for over $53 million after paying $57 million for it in 2021.
The 4,000-square-foot house is now a shadow of itself after West tore away the walls, doors, windows, and plumbing to create an even more gruesome appearance. And although the “Love Lockdown” rapper isn’t done with renovations, he has reportedly gotten so fed up with the “gray” color of the walls and would instead put it on the market for sale.
A source shared with the Daily Mail that West is ready to bear the $4 million loss he would incur for selling the property at a lower price because the “concrete walls are too cold for his tastes.”
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“Ye prefers earth tones, muddy colors from silt to loam but never too cold and nothing visually draining like a clay. Unfortunately, the concrete settled into more of a cadet gray and he was hoping for a warmer tone, more of dovetail gray or coachman’s cape,” the source stated.
The source continued, “Ye would only visit the house at sunrise and sunset, when he said the color didn’t irritate him so much. Eventually, he stopped going altogether.”
According to the news outlet, the three-story building was constructed in 2013 for financier Richard Sachs, who took seven years to plan and build the home before listing it for sale.
Kanye West Is Working With Jason Oppenheim To Sell The House
West has enlisted the aid of “Selling Sunset” star Jason Oppenheim to help sell the Malibu mansion.
According to the realtor, the home has 1,500 square feet of terrace space, enormous floor-to-ceiling windows, and stunning views of the Pacific Ocean. However, at the moment, there are no doors, air conditioning, or appliances.
Oppenheim praised the craftsmanship of the building, calling it “an exceedingly rare architectural achievement that should be seen as a masterful work of art, rather than just a residence.”
However, per the Daily Mail, a warning has been issued to prospective buyers: “Currently all interior finishes have been removed from the property, and work is needed to either restore or reimagine the interiors.”
Kanye West Is Being Sued For The Malibu Mansion
Although he plans to sell the property, West is involved in a legal drama regarding the minimalist Malibu mansion.
The “All of the Lights” rapper was sued by a former contractor, Tony Saxon, for labor code violations and allegedly owing more than $1 million in unpaid wages and damages.
Working as a “project manager, caretaker, and 24/7 security,” Saxon claims he put in 16-hour days and slept on the floor in order to realize West’s dream of a self-sufficient house that looked like a “bomb shelter from the 1910s.”
According to Saxon, West ignored all his safety concerns and terminated him from his job in November 2021 for refusing to remove the electrical wiring and windows from the building.
“We were going to be gutting all of that out and sort of building [West] a Bat Cave,” which the rapper allegedly said he could use to “hide from the Clintons” and “the Kardashians,” Saxon told NBC in an interview, per the Daily Mail.
“[West] wanted no electricity. He only wanted plants. He only wanted candles. He only wanted battery lights. And he just wanted to have everything open and dark,” he claimed.
The former contractor added, “You can’t keep food in that house because you had no refrigerator left. You had no windows. I had seagulls flying in.”
The Rapper’s Real Estate Empire Is Reportedly In Shambles
The recent news of the rapper’s reason for selling his Malibu mansion comes days after it was revealed that his once-notable collection of properties had been left in shambles.
One such property is West’s $1.5 million estate in L.A., which he acquired to house his Donda Academy. Images of the piece of real estate, obtained by the Daily Mail, showed that it had been abandoned, with its surroundings marred by scattered broken furniture and shopping carts.
The “Runaway” singer also appears to have given up on the Hidden Hills home he purposefully bought across from his ex-wife Kim Kardashian during their divorce.