Kanye West purchase price revealed; rap star paid $7.15 million for home in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Back in March, we wrote about rap star Kanye West purchasing a 3,299-square-foot house in the flats of Beverly Hills, Calif., shortly after the Los Angeles Times’ Ruth Ryon had reported that West had paid ‘close to $7.2 million’ for the house.

Now, in a Big Time Listings exclusive, we can report that public records have cleared on West’s purchase, and they reveal that West did indeed pay ‘close to $7.2 million’ for his new digs. To be exact, he paid $7,150,000, according to recently released Los Angeles County records. Kudos to Ryon for getting this purchase price right.

Built in 1921, West’s new two-story, six-bedroom house at 631 N. Crescent Drive in Beverly Hills sits on a 0.79-acre parcel and had been on the market for the first time in close to 45 years, according to listing information. The house previously had been listed for $8,499,000 and later was reduced to $7,499,000.

There’s little listing information available online on the house. Check out this spartan online listing sheet for the house.

Recent information suggests that the house may not stay up for long–if it’s still up at all. We’re in Chicago–readers, does anyone know if the house still stands? The Aug. 2, 2007 agenda for the Beverly Hills Design Review Commission reveals that it has received an application to construct a new, two-story house at that address. We’ll keep you posted on Kanye’s progress.