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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Murray Hill

160 East 38th Street

$1,200,000

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1.5

Lenox Hill

301 East 64th Street

$1,450,000

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East Harlem

168 East 111st Street

$823,000

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Sutton Place

400 East 56th Street

$1,395,000

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Park Slope

78 Eighth Avenue

$895,000

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Yorkville

301 East 87th Street

$849,000

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1.5

Hudson Heights

736 West 187th Street

$895,000

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2

Carnegie Hill

1065 Park Avenue

$525,000

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1

Turtle Bay

240 East 47th Street

$1,199,000

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Lower East Side

415 Grand Street

$639,000

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Lincoln Square

211 West 71st Street

$949,000

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Crown Heights

2421 Dean Street

$1,200,000

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3

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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Upper West Side

302 West 76th Street

$3,400 base rent

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Kips Bay

30 Waterside Plaza

$3,765 base rent

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Lenox Hill

220 East 60th Street

$3,700 base rent

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Hell’s Kitchen

454 West 45th Street

$2,085 base rent

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

115 Pulaski Street

$2,795 base rent

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East Village

206 East 10th Street

$3,350 base rent

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Central Harlem

2600 Seventh Avenue

$3,063 base rent

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Central Harlem

1856 Park Avenue

$2,333 base rent

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

566 Dekalb Avenue

$3,095 base rent

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Washington Heights

636 West 158th Street

$3,600 base rent

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Washington Heights

636 West 158th Street

$3,719 base rent

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Murray Hill

7 Park Avenue

$3,700 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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