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 East Side

167 East 82nd Street

$1,450,000

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Hell’s Kitchen

322 West 57th Street

$1,100,000

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Lenox Hill

220 East 73rd Street

$725,000

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West Chelsea

517 West 29th Street

$850,000

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Upper West Side

299 Riverside Drive

$1,795,000

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East Harlem

2279 Third Avenue

$575,000

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Midtown

200 West 54th Street

$1,750,000

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Lincoln Square

74 West 68th Street

$1,795,000

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2

Upper West Side

392 Central Park West

$1,850,000

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2

Manhattan Valley

5 West 107th Street

$1,200,000

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2.5

Upper West Side

392 Central Park West

$1,150,000

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Upper West Side

392 Central Park West

$700,000

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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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Morningside Heights

1270 Amsterdam Avenue

$2,300 No Fee

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Crown Heights

506 Eastern Parkway

$3,900 No Fee

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Greenpoint

85 Commercial Street

$3,771 No Fee

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

232 Lexington Avenue

$2,425 No Fee

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Lenox Hill

511 East 73rd Street

$3,295 No Fee

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Clinton Hill

286 Clinton Avenue

$2,700 No Fee

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Lower East Side

156 Orchard Street

$2,450 No Fee

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Lenox Hill

322 East 74th Street

$3,250 No Fee

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West Chelsea

555 West 23rd Street

$3,800 No Fee

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Bushwick

150 Noll Street

$3,435 No Fee

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

418 Lexington Avenue

$2,984 No Fee

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Bushwick

205 Knickerbocker Avenue

$3,150 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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