Timothée chalamet ditches nyc for beverly hills home base

Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet has traded his Manhattan roots for a $11 million property in Beverly Hills, a move that mirrors his burgeoning relationship with longtime girlfriend Kylie Jenner.

From broadway's bedroom to hollywood estate

The Dune actor, born and raised in Manhattan’s Manhattan Plaza, a subsidized housing complex known as “Broadway’s Bedroom” for its concentration of performing artists, has quietly established a West Coast presence. The acquisition of the 1976-built, 5,500-square-foot home, purchased in May 2022, represents a significant shift for the actor who spent years navigating the city’s rental market.

Chalamet’s upbringing in the vibrant, if sometimes precarious, arts housing of Manhattan Plaza shaped his perspective. He recounts a complicated experience, describing the environment as “a tough lifestyle” that initially instilled a degree of fear about pursuing acting. His mother, Nicole Flender, a realtor, acknowledges the change, noting he made the purchase without seeking her advice, simply stating, “Guess what? I bought a house.”

The move to Beverly Hills wasn't impulsive. “After one too many days of doing the same thing, I just got this overwhelming sense that I was still playing the same hand of cards I’d had for a long time—but that I had a better hand to play,” he revealed to GQ. The $11 million property, acquired from model Kate Upton and baseball player Justin Verlander, offered a psychological boost, serving as a dedicated base for his work on Dune: Part Two.

His West Coast base also aligns with his relationship with Jenner, a California native he’s been with since 2023. His mother describes Jenner as