From his decaying Calabasas, CA, ranch to his torched church and his crumbling Yeezy headquarters, the pictures reveal the true extent of the neglect shown to West’s commercial and residential property purchases.
Rapper Kanye West’s once-illustrious real estate portfolio has been reduced to a collection of abandoned and neglected homes—with new photos revealing the trail of property destruction that the musician has left in his wake.
Just two days after it was revealed that the rapper, 48, had sold off his second Wyoming ranch, known as Bighorn Mountain Ranch, images obtained by Realtor.com reveal the incredibly distressed state that several of his other properties have been left in.
From his decaying Calabasas, CA, ranch to his torched church and his crumbling Yeezy headquarters, the pictures reveal the true extent of the neglect shown to West’s commercial and residential property purchases.
His Yeezy headquarters, for example, which the “Gold Digger” hitmaker purchased in 2023 as a place to host runway events for his beleaguered fashion brand, have been reduced to little more than a shell of the modern and glitzy Melrose Avenue space it once was.
Today, the property is little more than a concrete shell, having been almost entirely demolished before work appears to have been abandoned altogether. Temporary gray walls surround the structure, most of which have been covered in graffiti, while others have paint peeling off them.
He purchased the building, which sprawls across 7,400 square feet, for $6.7 million through his firm Oxphaha LLC.
It has previously been depicted with piles of trash surrounding it, and workers were spotted ripping the roof off.
The same year he snapped up the headquarters, he also purchased a building from Cornerstone Church in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles for $1.5 million, with plans to convert it into a new location for his Christian school, Donda Academy.
However, the building was instead left empty and eventually burned down, leaving in its trail a pile of debris and trash.
According to The Sun, the neighbors previously reported seeing the building boarded up, with old shopping carts and trash surrounding it.
At the time, one resident said, “I had no idea Kanye bought it but … it’s not a good look for the neighborhood.”
A huge fire broke out Oct. 14, 2024, and engulfed the building in flames for nearly 30 minutes, until firefighters were able to contain the blaze.
According to The Sun, the building caught on fire in a possible act of arson.
At the time, KCAL News reported that no injuries were reported, however, the building sustained significant damage from the flames.
