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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Flatiron

7 East 14th Street

$930,000

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Soho

48 Grand Street

$1,195,000

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Financial District

20 Pine Street

$1,950,000

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Financial District

55 Wall Street

$748,000

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Gramercy Park

201 East 17th Street

$919,000

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Washington Heights

834 Riverside Drive

$699,999

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Fulton/Seaport

77 Fulton Street

$745,000

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Hell’s Kitchen

350 West 42nd Street

$1,950,000

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Upper Carnegie Hill

1270 Fifth Avenue

$795,000

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Lincoln Square

155 West 68th Street

$745,000

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Lincoln Square

155 West 68th Street

$725,000

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Lincoln Square

155 West 68th Street

$995,000

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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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Chelsea

137 West 28th Street

$2,400 No Fee

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Brooklyn Heights

89 Hicks Street

$2,970 No Fee

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Lower East Side

188 Orchard Street

$3,195 No Fee

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Crown Heights

1401 Bedford Avenue

$3,750 No Fee

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Prospect Lefferts Gardens

600 Rogers Avenue

$2,300 No Fee

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Ocean Hill

17 Pleasant Place

$2,850 No Fee

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Greenwood

160 20th Street

$3,125 No Fee

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West Chelsea

412 West 25th Street

$3,300 No Fee

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Chinatown

82 Bayard Street

$2,790 No Fee

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Midtown South

70 West 37th Street

$3,850 No Fee

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Central Harlem

100 West 139th Street

$2,300 No Fee

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Manhattanville

521 West 134th Street

$3,479 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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