Kanye West’s hollowed-out former home is back on the market for the fourth time in five years.
The concrete Malibu mansion designed by world-renowned starchitect Tadao Ando relisted this week for $34.9 million, just months after going into contract.
West made headlines in 2022 after he gutted and subsequently abandoned the iconic residence. This most recent listing, first reported by Realtor.com, marks yet another period of uncertainty in the box-like home’s unhappy history.
The Montana-based luxury developer and builder Andrew Mazzella entered into contract in March for the half-restored home.
The deal between Mazzella and the crowd-funded firm that took the property off of West’s hands has reportedly dragged on ever since, Mansion Global reported.
Mazzella told the outlet that the unique property is “a very complicated construction project,” and said that negotiations are still ongoing.
“I consider my business style to be that of Trump, Musk and Carl Icahn combined, so it’s not an easy process,” Mazzella told Mansion Global.
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando designed the minimalist four-bedroom home, dubbed “Little Ando,” in 2013. Ando is the mastermind behind Jay-Z and Beyonce’s own Malibu manse, a record-setting property called “Big Ando.”
West bought “Little Ando” for $57.25 million in 2021.
West, who had his legal name changed to “Ye,” then gutted the rare Ando home. The controversial music mogul reportedly sought to turn the abode into his own personal “bomb shelter,” and “bat cave.”
The rapper soon deserted the effort, however, leaving the concrete shell open to the elements between 2022 and…