Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have reportedly taken an extra step to protect their privacy at their new Ohio mansion, with a security system that can actually speak to people who get too close to the property.
The newlyweds purchased the $5.35 million lakefront estate in Bratenahl, Ohio, earlier this year, and the property reportedly now has a system capable of verbally warning people when they approach areas they are not supposed to enter.
According to Page Six, the system is already being used around the home. It was reportedly triggered when a neighbor accidentally got too close to the property.
“A neighbor approached the house and got a voice warning about not passing onto the property after getting too close to the house,” a nearby resident told the outlet.
The warning system adds another layer of privacy around the massive estate, which sits along Lake Erie and offers the couple significant separation from the surrounding community.
Swift and Kelce quietly purchased the property for $5.35 million in March, several months before their reported wedding at Madison Square Garden in July. The mansion covers approximately 21,000 square feet and includes eight bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a theater and a game room.
The location also has a personal connection to Kelce. The property is only a few miles from Cleveland Heights, where the Kansas City Chiefs tight end grew up, giving the football star a home relatively close to the area where he spent part of his childhood.
Despite the arrival of two globally recognizable celebrities, Bratenahl has not introduced a special security lockdown across the village. Local residents continue to live in the area without additional restrictions being imposed specifically because of the couple.
“The village is a relatively secluded lakefront property,” veteran local realtor Patricia Knight Gary told Page Six. “Something may have been set up at that particular home which is their private estate, but in terms of any additional fencing for the village, I’m not aware of that.”
Bratenahl already had security measures in place before Swift and Kelce moved in. Knight Gary explained that the village has a small police force that regularly patrols the area, while nearby condominium communities have security operating around the clock.
The couple’s arrival could nevertheless lead to discussions about whether additional security measures are needed in the future, particularly as fans and photographers become aware of their presence in the area.
For now, the voice warning appears to be focused on protecting the couple’s private property rather than changing how the wider neighborhood operates. Anyone who gets too close to the mansion can reportedly receive a direct verbal warning before getting any farther onto the estate.
The Ohio property is also unlikely to become the couple’s only residence. Kelce reportedly continues to use his home in Leawood, Kansas, as a primary base while playing for the Chiefs, while Swift owns several properties across the United States.
Swift’s real estate portfolio includes homes in Nashville, Rhode Island and Beverly Hills, as well as her well-known Tribeca residence in New York City. Having multiple properties gives the couple options depending on their work schedules, travel and privacy needs.
That leaves Bratenahl with a unique situation as one of the world’s biggest music stars and one of the NFL’s most recognizable players become part-time members of the local community.
Despite the couple’s high profile, residents were not given a special announcement before Swift and Kelce purchased the property. Their arrival became public through reports about the purchase rather than through any formal notice to the community.
Knight Gary said residents essentially learned about the move at the same time as the rest of the public.
“We found out publicly when everyone else did,” she said.
With the mansion now equipped with its own verbal warning system, however, the message from the property appears to be considerably clearer: the estate is private, and getting too close could mean hearing about it directly from the house.
