Ye References DROAM City Plans After Reportedly Buying $35 Million Beverly Hills Mansion

Ye is suggesting a substantial overhaul may be in order at his newly acquired $35 million Beverly Hills mansion.

But first, some TMZ-reported details on the home itself: Per the publication, the property is located in a gated community in the Los Angeles County city. The home boasts 11 bedrooms and rests on a chunk of land spanning almost seven acres. The artist formerly known as Kanye West is said to have bought the home in an off-market arrangement, notably about a month after he was reported to have unloaded a home in the Malibu area.

Amid the usual aggregation spurred by the report, Ye took to his Instagram Stories to commemorate the moment himself. In one update, he shared an overhead image of the property. In another, he shared the same image, only this time with the addition of numerous markings and the should-be-familiar-to-fans word, “DROAM.”

In short, DROAM and related variations have their roots in previously teased plans for what was once billed as a 100,000-acre city “piloting in” the Middle East. In December, messaging circulated stating that Ye and company were actively recruiting architects, contractors, and more for the project. Alleged DROAM sketches resurfaced following Ye’s Beverly Hills mansion news, as did past trademarks related to the DROAM name.

Word of a new Ye presence in Beverly Hills, interestingly enough, comes weeks after reporter and writer Touré said on his Substack that Ye was “now living in Tokyo” amid work on an upcoming solo album titled Bully. At the time, sources were cited as saying the change was a positive one due to Ye’s paparazzi “war” back in Los Angeles.

While Bully doesn’t yet have a date, its cover art, credited to Japanese photographer Daidō Moriyama, was revealed just last week. Ye has also launched a preorder page and merch for the album, which would mark his third of the year if it does indeed arrive before 2025. In February and August, respectively, Ye and Ty Dolla Sign released the first two volumes of their planned Vultures trilogy.