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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Upper West Side

825 West End Avenue

$1,895,000

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Brooklyn Heights

245 Henry Street

$765,000

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Carnegie Hill

1326 Madison Avenue

$1,995,000

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Gramercy Park

105 East 15th Street

$725,000

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West Village

67 Morton Street

$850,000

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Chelsea

140 West 22nd Street

$1,850,000

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Flatiron

7 East 14th Street

$1,150,000

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East Harlem

161 East 110th Street

$910,000

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Upper West Side

500 West End Avenue

$1,745,000

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Upper West Side

500 West End Avenue

$1,745,000

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Gramercy Park

81 Irving Place

$995,000

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West Village

638 Washington Street

$1,250,000

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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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Inwood

139 Payson Avenue

$2,694 base rent

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Hamilton Heights

561 West 140th Street

$2,300 base rent

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Cobble Hill

265 Clinton Street

$3,425 base rent

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Bushwick

286 Cooper Street

$2,699 base rent

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Clinton Hill

499 Washington Avenue

$3,500 base rent

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Yorkville

328 East 85th Street

$3,995 base rent

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

118 Tompkins Avenue

$3,850 base rent

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Roosevelt Island

480 Main Street

$3,650 base rent

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Lenox Hill

333 East 75th Street

$3,500 base rent

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

6 Brevoort Place

$2,000 base rent

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Greenpoint

970 Manhattan Avenue

$3,500 base rent

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Yorkville

305 East 86th Street

$3,872 base rent

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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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