A life-size Transformer is a hard backyard feature to forget. Tyrese Gibson’s former Woodland Hills home has returned to the market for $2.999 million, and the new listing’s lead photograph shows the yellow Bumblebee replica standing beside the pool.
Bumblebee gets a poolside address
For an actor associated with Transformers, a towering robot at home makes a certain kind of sense. Gibson’s connection to this property—and its unusual backyard resident—was documented when he sold the estate in 2022. Architectural Digest reported that he bought it for $1.385 million in 2011 and sold it for $2.4 million, with the Bumblebee replica reportedly part of the deal.
In the newly posted lead photograph, the yellow robot stands at the edge of the pool deck, next to a raised spa. Beyond the lawn is a two-story building with a balcony and exterior spiral staircase, while an outdoor bar occupies the opposite side of the yard. It is a backyard with an unmistakable focal point, even among the Valley’s many celebrity properties.
The photograph establishes that Bumblebee appears in the current marketing. Whether the replica is included in the new asking price has not been confirmed.
A Mediterranean home built for entertaining
Built in 2010, the gated residence has a curved entry staircase, fireplaces and a kitchen opening to family and dining spaces. The primary suite includes a private balcony, and the grounds offer a covered patio and outdoor kitchen with bar seating, according to the current listing.
Earlier coverage described an even more elaborate entertainment setup. Architectural Digest’s 2022 account noted indoor and outdoor screening areas, plus an additional building containing an event space, kitchen, conference room and beauty salon. Those details describe the property during the earlier sale; the new listing does not confirm that every former amenity remains.
Before Bumblebee: the original Walnut Acres house
The property had a very different appearance before the current estate. Two Los Angeles Times real estate advertisements from 2000 show a single-story house with a low roof and a broad front driveway.
The March 11, 2000 advertisement offered 23123 Oxnard Street for $589,000, describing three bedrooms plus a den, two bathrooms, a pool and spa, and a roughly half-acre lot in Walnut Acres. By April 15, 2000, another advertisement offered it for $565,000 and described four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a pool. That advertisement also marketed the home as gated horse property. The differing bedroom descriptions reflect the advertisements; neither asking price establishes a completed sale.
Permit research supplied for this post identifies an original-house building permit dated January 10, 1965, and a demolition permit dated May 27, 2005. Those are permit dates, which do not establish the dates construction or demolition was completed. The earlier house shown in the clippings predates the present residence, which the current listing dates to 2010.
Historical sources: supplied Los Angeles Times clippings dated March 11 and April 15, 2000; permit dates supplied by the author. Original permit documents have not yet been independently reviewed for this draft.
Back on the market after the 2022 sale
The $2.999 million offering is $599,000 above the recorded 2022 sale. Redfin’s history also shows a $3,399,999 listing in November 2024, reduced to $3,299,999 in June 2025 before removal that December. The latest listing names Dafna Tene and Jeff Simon as the agents.
There is another local connection for movie fans: our earlier look at the Valley filming locations in Transformers (2007) visits Casa de Cadillac in Sherman Oaks and the Farralone Estate in Chatsworth. This Woodland Hills property adds a residential chapter to the franchise’s Valley ties—complete with a robot that became part of the real estate story.
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