Travis Kelce secured the keys to a $5.35 million Ohio mansion less than five months prior to marrying Taylor Swift in New York City.
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, published on Tuesday, September 1, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 36, “closed on the house in March,” ahead of his Madison Square Garden wedding to Swift, also 36, on July 3.
The outlet reported that property records, in addition to “people familiar with the deal,” show that the lakefront estate had asked for $5.99 million, suggesting that Kelce had brokered a good deal on the purchase.
Records also provided detail into the 3.5-acre property, located in the small village of Bratenahl in Cuyahoga, Ohio, which is within miles from the athlete’s home town of Cleveland Heights.
Sitting on the edge of Lake Erie, the historic home was originally built in 1895 and spans “roughly 21,000” square-feet. It features eight bedrooms, per the outlet, while an original ballroom was converted into a game room and home theater prior to the sale. A gatehouse on the property was also converted into a two-bedroom guest cottage.
A statement from The Agency Cleveland, who represented either side of the purchase, was shared with the outlet: “We’re thrilled for the new owners and so excited for Cleveland.”
In August 2025, Us exclusively reported that Kelce and Swift, who began dating in the summer of 2023, were on the hunt for a forever home after getting engaged several weeks prior. The couple were even spotted in Ohio at the time, visiting JoJo’s Bar in nearby Chagrin Falls.
A source explained to Us at the time, “They aren’t 100 percent sure where they will plant roots, so that’s why they have been looking around.”
During the couple’s engagement, Kelce resided in Leawood, Kansas, near the Chiefs’ home office of Arrowhead Stadium. Swift, meanwhile, boasted a property portfolio that spanned the country, but was said to often be found there at the time. (Swift, for her part, is a native of West Reading, Pennsylvania, which is about 60 miles outside of Philadelphia.)
Earlier on Tuesday, Kelce confirmed that he and his wife have become fur parents to a fluffy white Samoyed named Wendy, per reporting by Forbes.
Kelce and the pooch appear in a new Tommy Hilfiger fashion campaign, originally shared by Vogue on Tuesday. The outlet noted within its reveal that the “Hilfiger creative team had been talking about casting a canine for the campaign when Kelce volunteered the one that he shares with Taylor Swift.”
“We figured, why not her? She crushed it and actually really fit into that Tommy aesthetic, too,” Kelce told the outlet of his pal’s photo shoot debut. “Those are some of my favorite shots.”
