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

200 East 69th Street

$735,000

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Central Park South

106 Central Park South

$950,000

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Stuyvesant Heights

28 Dewey Place

$849,000

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Chelsea

200 West 20th Street

$500,000

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Lincoln Square

185 West End Avenue

$899,000

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Central Harlem

370 Lenox Avenue

$625,000

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Central Park South

1 Central Park South

$1,299,000

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Lenox Hill

140 East 63rd Street

$1,150,000

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Upper West Side

175 West 93rd Street

$1,695,000

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Murray Hill

67 Park Avenue

$799,000

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1.5

Midtown

111 East 56th Street

$1,000,000

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Prospect Park South

608 Ocean Avenue

$570,000

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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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Vinegar Hill

68 Gold Street

$3,975 base rent

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Central Harlem

210 West 133rd Street

$2,400 base rent

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Central Harlem

210 West 133rd Street

$2,050 base rent

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Hamilton Heights

536 West 143rd Street

$2,600 base rent

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Inwood

88 Seaman Avenue

$2,000 base rent

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Washington Heights

652 West 160th Street

$2,925 base rent

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Washington Heights

652 West 160th Street

$3,400 base rent

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1.5

Crown Heights

632 Sterling Place

$4,000 base rent

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1.5

Bedford-Stuyvesant

118 Tompkins Avenue

$3,438 base rent

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Bushwick

1520 Putnam Avenue

$4,000 base rent

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1.5

Fort Greene

65 South Portland Avenue

$3,100 base rent

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Hamilton Heights

640 West 153rd Street

$2,675 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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