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

1175 York Avenue

$949,000

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Lenox Hill

1175 York Avenue

$1,195,000

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Lenox Hill

1175 York Avenue

$1,395,000

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Lenox Hill

404 East 76th Street

$629,000

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Yorkville

300 East 93rd Street

$570,000

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Kips Bay

165 Lexington Avenue

$789,000

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Prospect Lefferts Gardens

384 Maple Street

$1,049,000

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Yorkville

33 East End Avenue

$980,000

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Yorkville

345 East 80th Street

$795,000

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Upper West Side

41 West 72nd Street

$550,000

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Williamsburg

76 Richardson Street

$529,000

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Upper West Side

230 Central Park West

$525,000

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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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East Village

611 East 11th Street

$4,000 base rent

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West Harlem

1473 Amsterdam Avenue

$3,700 base rent

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Midtown

235 West 48th Street

$3,440 base rent

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Ocean Hill

178 Hull Street

$2,800 base rent

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Lenox Hill

342 East 76th Street

$3,800 base rent

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Lenox Hill

340 East 61st Street

$4,000 base rent

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Sutton Place

342 East 55th Street

$4,000 base rent

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Two Bridges

42 Market Street

$3,690 base rent

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Stuyvesant Heights

886 Hancock Street

$2,500 base rent

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Bushwick

1356 Bushwick Avenue

$2,650 base rent

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Bushwick

1101 Halsey Street

$3,500 base rent

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

116 Putnam Avenue

$3,310 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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