Inside Taylor Swift’s lavish $1.7 million renovation of Rhode Island mansion
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Taylor SwiftThe Holiday House is quietly located on the beach – but now the singer is planning an extensive renovation of the seaside mansion in Rhode Island.
According to the building permit and zoning certificate from Us weekly On Tuesday, January 14, Swift, 35, will expand the Westerly estate in the exclusive Watch Hill enclave by 400 square meters.
The singer’s construction plans, which will cost her $1.7 million to complete, include converting one of the 11,000-square-foot property’s current bedrooms into an “enlarged bedroom suite” and lounge.
Additionally, Swift, who purchased the property in 2013 for $17.75 million The Providence Journalplans to add a new bedroom to the house, which will be called either “High Watch” or “Holiday House” locally. The kitchen is also being redesigned.
Although it is unclear when construction of the property will begin, construction documents were created on November 25, 2024 and December 4, 2024, with a noted expiration date of December 4, 2025. The work will be carried out by local contractors David W. Shafovaloffwho is based in Hope Valley and is considered a “high-end home builder serving the south shore of Rhode Island,” according to the home builder review site BuildZoom.com.
Swift’s Rhode Island Escape sits on more than five acres with pristine gardens, a large terrace and a swimming pool with a pool house and “offers 700 feet of private beach,” it says Newsweekand has eight bedrooms and ten bathrooms. According to the outlet, there are also eight fireplaces on site.
The property has taken on a character of its own during Swift’s time in the spotlight, hosting many of her star-studded Fourth of July parties and inspiring the track “The Last Great American Dynasty” from her 2020 album folklorewhich appears to depict the life of an American celebrity Rebakah Harkness who the house used to belong to.
Swift spent time at the property as recently as August 2024, when she hosted a close group of friends, including Ryan Reynolds and wife Blake Livelywho celebrated her 37th birthday while in the city.
The group also included Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelcewhich she enjoyed Quality time with outside on the terrace at a time, according to the photos of TMZ at the time.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got back together after weeks apart due to their busy schedules. The couple, both 34, were spotted for the first time since Swift wrapped up the European leg of her Eras tour as they enjoyed a cozy date night at their Rhode Island mansion on Saturday, August 24, according to photos According to information obtained by TMZ. In the snapshots, (…)
Additional photos from the Daily Mail revealed that Travis’ teammate Patrick Mahomes and his family as well as Travis’ brother and sister-in-law, Jason And Kylie Kelcealso attended the August celebrations, which took place in the final months of Swift’s 18-month project Epoch tour.
An insider told Us At the end of August this Swift loves the retreat in Rhode Island. “Taylor was on tour and working non-stop. “She loves the house in Rhode Island and wanted to spend some time there while the weather is still good and she can enjoy it,” the source said. “It felt wonderful to be grounded at home again. It was grounding to see friends and family and have a good time with everyone, chatting and engaging in everyone’s worlds because she was so busy and disconnected.”
