The iconic fashion designer Marc Jacobs has found a buyer for his townhouse at 68 Bethune St. in the West Village. The news comes just one day after the property re-entered the market at $12 million. The home originally hit the market in April 2019 for $15.995 million. Ryan Serhant and Donna Strugatz of Nest Seekers represented the property, which Jacobs purchased in 2009 for $10.5 million.

Inside Marc Jacobs’ Townhouse

The 4,796-square-foot property is located within the Robert A.M. Stern-designed Superior Ink development. Jacobs’ home boasts 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, two powder rooms, a wood-burning fireplace, an elevator and some of the craziest amenities we’ve ever seen. There’s an additional 1,400 square feet of outdoor space, including “a serene garden courtyard and a spacious rooftop terrace.” Over-the-top square footage and amenities aside, the home is, of course, incredibly stylish, too.

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Lenox Hill

300 East 64th Street

$1,695,000

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Williamsburg

15 Roebling Street

$1,248,000

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Upper East Side

150 East 85th Street

$800,000

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Lenox Hill

123 East 75th Street

$525,000

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West Village

15 Charles Street

$1,545,000

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Park Slope

130 8th Avenue

$800,000

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Lenox Hill

440 East 62nd Street

$519,000

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Lincoln Square

165 West End Avenue

$589,000

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Turtle Bay

145 East 48th Street

$865,000

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Beekman

414 East 52nd Street

$1,225,000

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Kips Bay

201 East 28th Street

$899,000

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Kips Bay

150 East 27th Street

$1,048,888

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In 2017, the home made the cover of Architectural Digest. In his interview with the magazine, Jacobs said: “I didn’t want the house to feel like a pristine gallery or a Deco stage set—just something smart, sharp, and comfortable.” Jacobs clearly achieved his desired luxurious-meets-livable aesthetic. The interiors of the home relied heavily on neutral hues and ultra-soft upholstery. According to the New York Post, however, Jacobs sold the contents of the interiors through an auction at Sotheby’s earlier this year. In the end, a pair of Louis XVI chairs sold for nearly $13,000.

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Crown Heights

2175 Bergen Street

$2,749 No Fee

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Washington Heights

518 West 161st Street

$2,300 No Fee

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DUMBO

98 Front Street

$3,600 No Fee

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Lincoln Square

247 West 63rd Street

$3,350 No Fee

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Crown Heights

765 Sterling Place

$2,150 No Fee

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Bushwick

854 Bushwick Avenue

$3,295 No Fee

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Central Harlem

102 West 138th Street

$2,949 No Fee

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Downtown Brooklyn

55 Fleet Street

$3,578 No Fee

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Downtown Brooklyn

540 Fulton Street

$3,644 No Fee

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Washington Heights

618 West 164th Street

$2,470 No Fee

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Hell’s Kitchen

393 West 49th Street

$4,000 No Fee

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Stuyvesant Heights

1620 Fulton Street

$2,550 No Fee

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Jacobs Marries and Moves to the Suburbs

2019 was an eventful year for Jacobs. He married his longtime boyfriend, the model and interior designer Char Defrancesco. He then went on to purchase a  6,000-square-foot Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in Westchester for $9.2 million. According to the Wall Street Journal, Jacobs wanted to “downsize his Manhattan footprint” and spend the bulk of his time in the suburbs. He told WWD, “This feels like really a new chapter. I’d like to live a life outside. I just sit home and watch TV in the five-floor townhouse, you know? It’s like, I’d like to be doing that with a beautiful view with dogs running around in the yard. ” Sounds idyllic.

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