Kim Kardashian seemingly celebrated her 45th birthday with a very lavish gift to herself—in the form of a $7 million Hidden Hills, CA, dwelling that she is reportedly planning to use as an expansion of her existing $60 million megamansion, which is located just next door.
According to TMZ, SKIMS founder Kardashian, who turned 45 on Oct. 21, closed on the four-bedroom, five-bathroom dwelling just days before her birthday and is now planning to wrap the property into her already impressive estate.
Realtor.com® records indicate that the dwelling in question was purchased for $7.1 million on Oct. 15, with the buyer paying well above the original $6.25 million asking price.
When the home was listed in August, it marked the first time that it had ever been put on the market, according to the listing description, while the listing images actually featured glimpses at Kardashian’s residence and the extensive renovations that were being done to it.
While TMZ claims that Kardashian is planning to use the property to expand her primary residence, which has already been undergoing extensive renovations over the past year, it is unclear whether she is going to demolish the dwelling or use it as an additional guesthouse.
Realtor.com has contacted Kardashian’s spokesperson for comment.
Should she decide to raze the existing dwelling, she may find herself facing some resistance, given its impressive architectural pedigree.
The dwelling was designed by renowned architect John T. Lyle, who envisioned a “tranquil escape where you feel as if you are sitting in a mature forest,” the property’s description noted.
While the property pales in comparison to Kardashian’s extraordinary megamansion—which appears to have almost doubled in size as a result of the recent renovations—it still offers plenty of luxurious features, including a private tennis court, a pool and spa, and 1.38 acres of land.
Undoubtedly the most alluring feature for the reality star, however, was the home’s proximity to her existing abode, which she purchased for $20 million in 2014, while she was still married to rapper Kanye West.
In 2018, family matriarch Kris Jenner insisted that the property was worth $60 million while responding to a post about the dwelling on X.
Throughout Kardashian and West’s marriage, the dwelling served as the couple’s primary residence. However, Kardashian reportedly paid $23 million to retain the home after their 2022 split, and she has continued to live there with their four children—North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm.
Then, in November 2024, images of the property emerged that showed it was undergoing some major construction—with photos obtained by Realtor.com earlier this year revealing the true extent of that work.
The images showed that workers are were the process of adding an enormous extension, which appeared to have created a new wing of the already expansive dwelling.
Much of the original structure also appears to have undergone a gut renovation, with new walls and windows being added alongside the new rooms.
While the purpose of the extension is unclear, hints about Kardashian’s future plans for the home were revealed in a 2021 lawsuit filed by one of the fashion designer’s neighbors, who requested that a judge ban her from adding several underground spaces to the dwelling.
These included an “underground vault, subterranean parking, an attached subterranean ‘wellness center’ and a detached guardhouse,” according to documents reviewed by People magazine.
Kardashian’s neighbor had filed an emergency request to halt work on the home, but that request was denied.
For a time, work on the property appeared to have ceased amid Kardashian’s ongoing divorce from West. But in July 2024, a source told People that the SKIMS founder had temporarily moved out of the dwelling with her kids so that a new room could be added.
The photos suggested the addition extends far beyond one room, however.
It’s not the first time that the home has undergone extensive work—having been renovated shortly after Kardashian and West purchased it, a transformation that they then proudly showed off on the cover of Architectural Digest.
The news of her new purchase comes just days after it was revealed that West sold off his second Wyoming ranch, back to the original owners for $14 million, in the midst of reported money woes.
The rapper, 48, returned Bighorn Mountain Ranch, which sprawls across 6,713 acres, to the Flitner family, who first sold the “Gold Digger” hitmaker the land in 2019, after West neglected the ranch.
His purchase of the ranch back in 2019 marked his second Wyoming ranch, which he had snapped up in an effort to curb homelessness, and which he listed last year for $12 million and remains on the market.
According to Cowboy State Daily, the sale was notarized by West’s wife, Bianca Censori, on Sept. 17.
And while the family is thankful they have the property back in their hands, they noted that it is nothing like what it once was.
“Unlike Monster Ranch, he did not knock down any of the buildings. I think his original intent for the Mountain Ranch might have been somewhere that his family could go and be away from the rest of the world,” Pam Flitner told the outlet.
It comes complete with a five-bedroom, four-bathroom cabin with a enough space for several people.
He reportedly picked up the ranch with the intention of holding his Sunday Services there.
It reportedly includes heated helicopter pads and walk-in saunas.
It has been known as his “therapy ranch,” because it is where he sought comfort during his divorce to Kardashian, and where he crafted his album, “Donda.”
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