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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Financial District

120 Greenwich Street

$700,000

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Lower East Side

328 Grand Street

$1,599,000

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Crown Heights

462 Saint Marks Avenue

$1,850,000

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Murray Hill

20 East 35th Street

$750,000

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Sutton Place

400 East 56th Street

$799,000

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Williamsburg

480 Kent Avenue

$1,300,000

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West Village

5 Charles Street

$785,000

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Lenox Hill

200 East 69th Street

$585,000

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Lenox Hill

200 East 69th Street

$1,100,000

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Sutton Place

140 East 56th Street

$875,000

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West Village

115 Morton Street

$1,200,000

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Clinton Hill

361 Clinton Avenue

$735,000

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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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Hamilton Heights

2 Saint Nicholas Place

$3,199 No Fee

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East Village

543 1/2 East 6th Street

$3,600 No Fee

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Sutton Place

333 East 58th Street

$3,499 No Fee

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Murray Hill

108 East 38th Street

$3,100 No Fee

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Central Harlem

62 West 130th Street

$2,664 No Fee

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Upper West Side

711 West End Avenue

$2,042 No Fee

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Prospect Lefferts Gardens

590 Flatbush Avenue

$2,700 No Fee

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Gowanus

153 11th Street

$2,800 No Fee

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Chinatown

54 East Broadway

$2,800 No Fee

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Crown Heights

871 Bergen Street

$3,250 No Fee

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Bushwick

375 Menahan Street

$2,700 No Fee

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Yorkville

316 East 82nd Street

$2,595 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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