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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Yorkville

450 East 83rd Street

$1,330,000

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Downtown Brooklyn

11 Hoyt Street

$1,225,000

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Gowanus

218 9th Street

$1,799,999

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Manhattan Valley

220 Manhattan Avenue

$550,000

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Central Harlem

171 W 131st Street

$729,000

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Upper West Side

202 West 78th Street

$1,340,000

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Greenwich Village

69 West Ninth Street

$1,795,000

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Hell’s Kitchen

445 West 54th Street

$1,295,000

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NoMad

127 East 30th Street

$1,495,000

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Morningside Heights

100 Claremont Avenue

$1,330,000

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Murray Hill

630 First Avenue

$885,000

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Lenox Hill

196 East 75th Street

$1,470,000

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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

486 Kosciusko Street

$2,500 No Fee

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Kips Bay

141 East 26th Street

$3,250 No Fee

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Bushwick

23 Eldert Street

$3,300 No Fee

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Kips Bay

223 East 32nd Street

$2,850 No Fee

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Kips Bay

141 East 26th Street

$3,395 No Fee

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Clinton Hill

995A Fulton Street

$3,250 No Fee

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East Harlem

1890 Lexington Avenue

$2,750 No Fee

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Park Slope

219 Seventh Avenue

$2,975 No Fee

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

1466 Fulton Street

$3,500 No Fee

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East Harlem

1644 Madison Avenue

$2,500 No Fee

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Bushwick

10 Montieth Street

$2,460 No Fee

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Bushwick

1117 Halsey Street

$3,795 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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