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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East Village

234 East 14th Street

$645,000

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South Harlem

88 Morningside Avenue

$699,000

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West Village

92 Horatio Street

$1,195,000

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Lincoln Square

18 West 70th Street

$899,000

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Lincoln Square

2025 Broadway

$725,000

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Chelsea

253 West 16th Street

$969,000

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Yorkville

245 East 87th Street

$799,000

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Flatiron

16 West 16th Street

$749,000

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Park Slope

225 Lincoln Place

$695,000

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Hell’s Kitchen

540 West 49th Street

$670,000

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Yorkville

510 East 80th Street

$799,000

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Williamsburg

21 Conselyea Street

$1,995,000

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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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Stuyvesant Heights

1875 Atlantic Avenue

$2,900 base rent

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Gramercy Park

330 East 15th Street

$3,500 base rent

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Clinton Hill

154 1/2 Washington Avenue

$3,395 base rent

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Greenpoint

104 Kent Street

$3,500 base rent

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Prospect Lefferts Gardens

599 Rogers Avenue

$2,650 base rent

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Crown Heights

1815 Eastern Parkway

$3,549 base rent

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East Village

193 Avenue A

$3,995 base rent

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Kips Bay

363 Third Avenue

$2,749 base rent

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Park Slope

262 9th Street

$3,900 base rent

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Bushwick

1134 Willoughby Avenue

$3,500 base rent

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East Harlem

161 East 110th Street

$3,050 base rent

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Downtown Brooklyn

111 Willoughby Street

$3,711 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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