Even before the recent Astroworld tragedy at Houston’s NRG Park, Travis Scott’s career was already marked by a whirlwind of controversies and legal issues surrounding safety at his concerts, where the rapper routinely urged spectators to rush the stage. The 30-year-old Houston native, born Jacques Webster, reportedly was convicted at least twice for disorderly conduct at previous shows: once back in 2015, where he allegedly encouraged fans to climb over security barricades and storm the stage during Chicago’s Lollapalooza festival, and again in 2017 during a tour stop at the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion, where a crowd surge severely injured a police officer and security guard, among others.
But those incidents were merely precursors for what happened Nov. 5 at the Astroworld festival, which Scott founded back in 2018 after his chart-topping album “Astroworld.” As a result of a crowd crush that moved toward the outdoor stage during his performance at the sold-out event, hundreds were injured and 10 people died. One of the victims, 9-year-old Ezra Blount, was in a medically induced coma before passing away Nov. 14.
Now, in the face of already massive civil claims against Scott and concert promoter LiveNation — plus the possibility of criminal charges — it’s widely believed that the “Sicko Mode” musician is currently bunking up at his Houston home, less than four miles from where the deadly Astroworld festival took place. Naturally, the estate is heavily fortified with at least five security guards on site at all hours, and reports have also placed his pregnant girlfriend Kylie Jenner at the property in recent days.
Though hardly anyone was aware Scott owns a local mansion, county records do confirm he quietly bought the modern estate in 2019. And while It’s not clear how much he paid — Texas is a bit stingy about things like that — the place was last offered at $14.5 million. Built in 2005 and designed by architect Christopher Robertson of Robertson Design for his parents, the late philanthropists James and Carolyn Robertson, the gated property spans 1.5 acres in Houston’s Museum District, with walls of glass offering up leafy views of Hermann Park, Mecom Fountain and the Museum of Fine Arts.
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Image Credit: Sotheby's International Realty Towering three stories tall and hewn from huge quantities of limestone, black steel and glass, the main house has three bedrooms and 8.5 bathrooms spread across 12,000 square feet of living space. Amenities include two swimming pools, an outdoor entertainment pavilion and separate guest house. A circular driveway surrounded by landscaped gardens fronts the house, which boasts a 600-pound front door that pivots into a foyer. Spacious rooms throughout are punctuated by double-height ceilings, Italian marble floors, Venetian plaster walls and soaring glass windows.
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Image Credit: Sotheby's International Realty Particularly standing out is a double-height living room topped by a mezzanine level ensconced in a dramatic curvilinear mahogany floor and ceiling. There’s also a sitting room with a full bath and sliding doors that open to an enclosed patio, plus a mahogany-paneled executive office with built-in bookshelves.
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Image Credit: Sotheby's International Realty Other highlights include a formal dining room, which abuts a family room and an open kitchen outfitted with sleek lacquered custom cabinetry, high-end Thermador appliances and a mahogany breakfast bar.
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Image Credit: Sotheby's International Realty A long hallway leads to the master retreat, which is decked out with a coffee bar, mahogany-fitted closets and a spa-like bath. Additional bedroom suites can be found on the second level, while the third floor offers a fitness room and an expansive roof deck.
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Image Credit: Sotheby's International Realty As for the grounds, a grassy lawn traverses past a waterfall and stream toward the rear of the property, where there’s a pool flanked by a Baja shelf. Rounding it all out is an entertaining pavilion sporting a large TV screen with a seating area, full summer kitchen, an al fresco dining area and a fireplace.
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Image Credit: Sotheby's International Realty Whenever Scott finally decides to leave Houston, he’ll likely take refuge at his $23.5 million Brentwood mansion, which he bought last summer. (Earlier this year, he dropped an additional $5.8 million on the property next door.)
Over the past few years, Scott has risen to become one of the current music scene’s hottest commodities. Since 2016, he’s charted 73 songs on the Billboard Hot 100; of those, nine singles have gone top 10 and four have hit No. 1. That hip-hop success has birthed an increasingly corporate American money machine — last year, Scott inked a $20 million partnership with McDonald’s, increasing his total 2020 earnings to the tune of $39.5 million. And in 2019, per Forbes, his global Astroworld tour grossed a whopping $53.5 million — a number that doesn’t include revenue from his popular Cactus Jack apparel/merch line.