Bob Chapek bought his largest house in April 2021, a year into running the Walt Disney Company, and sold it in May 2026, three and a half years after being removed from the job. He paid $12.5 million for a hilltop estate in Westlake Village, listed it in January 2026 at just under $15 million, and closed four months later at $13 million.
On paper that is a $500,000 gain across five years. In practice, once agent commissions and transfer costs on a $13 million sale are deducted, it is a loss.
This guide covers that estate, the smaller house in the same community he bought two years earlier, and what the record does and does not establish about where he lives now.
Bob Chapek’s properties at a glance
| Property | Location | Key figures | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop estate, 9,895 sq ft on 6.02 acres, six bedrooms | Westlake Village, California | Bought April 2021 for $12.5 million; listed January 2026 at just under $15 million; sold May 2026 for $13 million | Sold |
| Mediterranean-style villa | Same guard-gated community, Westlake Village | Bought 2019 for $5.3 million; later relisted at $7.5 million | Outcome of the relisting not clearly reported |
Who is Bob Chapek?
Bob Chapek is an American business executive who spent most of his career at the Walt Disney Company, rising through its home entertainment and consumer products divisions and then running Disney Parks, Experiences and Products before being named chief executive in February 2020, succeeding Bob Iger.
His tenure covered the pandemic closure of the parks, the launch period of Disney+, and a series of public disputes. He was removed in November 2022, and Iger returned to the role.
That timeline matters here because his two purchases sit either side of his elevation to the top job, and the sale comes well after his exit from it.
The 2019 villa
Chapek and his wife Cindy first bought into a guard-gated country club community in Westlake Village, in the hills at the western edge of Los Angeles County, in 2019, paying $5.3 million for a Mediterranean-style villa.
Westlake Village is a conventional choice for senior entertainment executives who do not want to live in the city. It is roughly forty minutes from Burbank, gated, quiet, and built around golf and country club amenities rather than around being seen.
After moving to the larger property, the villa was relisted with an asking price of $7.5 million. Whether that sale completed, and at what figure, is not clearly reported in the sources reviewed here, so this article does not state an outcome for it.
The estate he bought as Disney CEO
In April 2021, about a year after becoming chief executive, Chapek paid $12.5 million for a larger estate roughly a mile away, inside the same gated community.
The house was built in 2013 and runs 9,895 square feet, with six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, on a 6.02-acre hilltop lot. Its features, documented at the time of purchase and again when it was listed, include a five-car garage, a gym, office space, a sunken living room, a wine wall, a substantial walk-in closet, and a walk-in pantry.
It is a large, comfortable, contemporary executive house rather than an architectural landmark, which is what most people at his level of corporate seniority actually buy. Compared with the property scale of technology executives at similar levels of compensation, such as the portfolio described in the account of Eric Schmidt’s homes, it is notably restrained.
The 2026 sale, and the numbers behind it
Chapek listed the estate in January 2026 at just under $15 million, and it sold in May 2026 for $13 million, four months later.
Four months is a reasonable marketing period at that price, and a roughly $2 million reduction from the asking figure is a normal outcome rather than a distressed one. The more interesting comparison is with what he paid.
He bought at $12.5 million in April 2021 and sold at $13 million in May 2026. That is a nominal gain of $500,000 over five years, or about four per cent. Selling costs on a $13 million transaction in California, including agent commissions and transfer taxes, comfortably exceed that. Add five years of property tax, insurance and maintenance on a six-acre estate and the position is clearly negative in real terms.
That is worth noting because 2021 to 2026 was not a flat period for Californian property generally. Buying at the peak of a hot market and selling into a slower one produces this result even for a well-maintained house in a desirable gated community.
Where does Bob Chapek live now?
The public record does not establish it.
Here is what is known. He sold the Westlake Village estate in May 2026. The earlier villa in the same community was relisted at $7.5 million, and no confirmed sale of it has been reported, which means he may or may not still own it. No purchase of any other property by Chapek has been reported since he left Disney in 2022.
Any of the obvious possibilities is plausible. He may have moved back into or retained the smaller house, may have bought elsewhere in a transaction below the threshold that attracts property reporting, or may have left California entirely. None of that can be stated as fact, and this article will not pick one.
What the sale does indicate is a step back from the scale of house that a sitting chief executive of a major studio needs. Media executives commonly reduce or relocate after leaving those jobs, a pattern also visible in the property moves of Brian Robbins following his own departure from Paramount.
Sources
- The Hollywood Reporter on the April 2021 purchase at $12.5 million, the property’s size and features, and the 2019 villa at $5.3 million.
- The Real Deal on the 2021 transaction and the earlier house in the same community.
- Robb Report on the January 2026 listing at just under $15 million.
- TMZ on the May 2026 sale at $13 million.
