Travis Kelce’s off-field life has taken a turn into neighborly drama in Ohio, where the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and Taylor Swift are facing pushback over landscaping plans at their $5.35 million mansion in Bratenahl, on the southern shore of Lake Erie.
According to a report from Anwesha Nag of BoredPanda, the couple has been turned away twice on plans to put up a six-foot-tall aluminum fence around the property and plant about 50 towering trees near the house. The fence appeal got unanimous approval last month, but residents still “pulled out all the stops” to fight the broader plan, with the pair being described by neighbors as “absentee owners.”
One neighbor made the case in especially practical terms, wondering what happens if 50 evergreen trees wind up on a sewer line and Kelce and Swift are nowhere around.
For Kelce, this is a far cry from the football-focused life he’s used to. In the offseason, he also became a minority owner of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers and was seen chugging a beer courtside at a Cavaliers playoff game earlier this year.
Now, though, he’s back in the middle of the NFL grind. The Chiefs are back on top, with quarterback Patrick Mahomes returned from knee surgery and playing well, and Kelce - at 36 - is showing his age but still doing enough to remain a problem for defenses.
Swift, meanwhile, may end up being the one left to handle the Ohio mess. She’s long been associated with a taste for privacy in scenic mansion settings, and the couple also owns a home in Rhode Island.
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