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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DUMBO

100 Jay Street

$1,150,000

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Lower East Side

417 Grand Street

$999,000

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Hell’s Kitchen

340 West 57th Street

$1,295,000

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Sutton Place

357 East 57th Street

$640,000

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Murray Hill

50 Park Avenue

$875,000

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Fort George

86 Thayer Street

$550,000

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Weeksville

141 Schenectady Avenue

$995,000

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Crown Heights

1574 Eastern Parkway

$1,700,000

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2.5

Boerum Hill

323 Bergen Street

$1,900,000

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Park Slope

286 1st Street

$1,735,000

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Brooklyn Heights

150 Joralemon Street

$715,000

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Yorkville

200 East 94th Street

$1,150,000

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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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Prospect Lefferts Gardens

317 Winthrop Street

$2,575 No Fee

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Williamsburg

392 Lorimer Street

$3,850 No Fee

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Stuyvesant Heights

29 Marcus Garvey Boulevard

$3,600 No Fee

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Weeksville

1297 Saint John’s Place

$3,599 No Fee

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1.5

East Williamsburg

1087 Flushing Avenue

$3,395 No Fee

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East Harlem

115 East 102nd Street

$2,081 No Fee

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Hudson Heights

4101 Broadway

$2,200 No Fee

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Clinton Hill

346 Classon Avenue

$3,500 No Fee

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1.5

Greenpoint

2 Blue Slip

$3,993 No Fee

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Greenpoint

1 Blue Slip

$3,363 No Fee

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Greenpoint

1 Blue Slip

$3,333 No Fee

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Williamsburg

22 North 6th Street

$3,995 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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