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Beyoncé and Jay-Z have built a six-figure portfolio of real estate properties. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images Beyoncé and Jay-Z purchased a home that set a record for the priciest home in California in 2023. The $190 million Malibu mansion is just one of the many properties they own around the country. Here are the homes they're linked to, from a former church in New Orleans to a Hamptons estate. Beyoncé and Jay-Z break music records — and real-estate records. The couple, whose combined net worth is nearly $4 billion as of publication, according to Forbes, is linked to numerous partnerships and deals, including Jay-Z's upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance, as well as several multimillion-dollar homes across the United States. In 2023, they bought a 42,000-square-foot Malibu estate with a minimalist concrete aesthetic, designed by famed Japanese architect Tadao Ando. The price? $190 million — one of the largest sums in California history. In New Orleans, the "Cowboy Carter" singer and the rapper-turned-entrepreneur have been linked to a former Presbyterian church that has been transformed into a mansion. Beyoncé and Jay-Z's impressive property portfolio also includes another mansion in the Los Angeles area and several homes in New York. They are also reportedly in talks to purchase a 58-acre plot of land in the Cotswolds that they plan to develop in the future. Take a look at Beyoncé and Jay-Z's homes across the country. Beyoncé came from humble beginnings in Houston. One of Beyonce's Houston area childhood homes. Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images Beyoncé's rise to stardom began in a modest, middle-class neighborhood in Houston's Third Ward. 2414 Rosedale Street has three bedrooms and three bathrooms over 8,640 square feet, according to the listing from 2019. According to the Associated Press, the Knowles family purchased the home in 1982, not long after Beyoncé was born, and moved out when she was about 5. In 2019, the home was listed for sale for about $500,000. Because Texas is a non-disclosure state, it's unclear how much it sold for. Beyoncé was spotted taking photos of the home in September 2023 during the Houston stop of her Renaissance World Tour, the AP reported. The couple is linked to a Tribeca penthouse, where they married in 2008. Jay-Z made one of his first large real estate purchases at 195 Hudson Street. Business Insider/Julie Zeveloff In September 2004, Jay-Z, who voiced his aspirations for success in his hit rap song 'Big Pimpin', made one of his first big real-estate purchases. The native New Yorker, who was about 34 at the time, spent $6.85 million on a penthouse at 195 Hudson Street in the downtown Manhattan neighborhood of Tribeca. Architectural Digest reported that the 8,000-square-foot apartment has an additional 3,000 square feet of outdoor terrace space. It's in a 27-unit building that was converted from a 1929 brick warehouse in 1999, real-estate listings site StreetEasy reported. In 2008, he and Beyoncé held an intimate wedding ceremony at the penthouse, with 40 people in attendance. Architectural Digest reported in 2024 that the couple is believed to still own the home. The couple rented out a Los Angeles mansion for $150,000 a month Los Angeles. Michelle Smith/Getty Images In 2014, the Carters house-hunted on the East Coast, considering several properties. One was an eight-bedroom, 15-bathroom Beverly Hills mansion that they were outbid for by Markus Persson, the billionaire creator of the video game Minecraft. (Persson listed the mansion for sale in October 2026 for $70 million.) After being outbid on several other properties, the couple decided to rent a home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Holmby Hills, Architectural Digest reported. The 20,000-square-foot estate was valued at $4 million in 2015, according to Realtor.com. At the time, the couple paid a whopping $150,000 a month in rent. When the property was eventually sold in 2015, they moved on. Beyoncé and Jay-Z are also linked to a home in New Orleans that used to be a church. La Casa de Castille was previously a Presbyterian church before being transformed into a residence decades later. IMAGE VIA TIMES-PICAYUNE ARCHIVE" Louisiana is where Beyoncé's mother, fashion designer Tina Knowles, was born and raised. In 2015, multiple news outlets reported that the couple purchased a Spanish Baroque-style mansion in New Orleans' Garden District. The house on Harmony Street, locally known as La Casa de Castille, was listed for $2.6 million at the time of its purchase, but the exact sales purchase price remains a mystery due to Louisiana's non-disclosure policy. NOLA.com outlined how the church became a residence: In the 1920s, Westminster Presbyterian Church built it, and 38 members of the Ku Klux Klan allegedly attended its groundbreaking ceremony. Following years of vacancy, dancer Harvey Hysell transformed it into a ballet theater in 1977. Finally, in the early 2000s, it was p

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