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

7 Park Avenue

$730,000

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Chelsea

250 West 16th Street

$1,450,000

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Midtown South

372 Fifth Avenue

$750,000

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Lenox Hill

196 East 75th Street

$985,000

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

778 Marcy Avenue

$650,000

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Hell’s Kitchen

424 West 49th Street

$999,000

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Kips Bay

201 East 25th Street

$575,000

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West Harlem

52 Convent Avenue

$749,000

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Upper East Side

900 Park Avenue

$1,995,000

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Lenox Hill

200 East 66th Street

$845,000

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Lower East Side

195 Bowery

$2,000,000

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Williamsburg

480 Kent Avenue

$1,235,000

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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

266 West 21st Street

$3,900 base rent

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Clinton Hill

123 Waverly Avenue

$4,000 base rent

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

1516 Fulton Street

$3,500 base rent

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Financial District

17 Battery Place

$3,625 base rent

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Central Harlem

101 Macombs Place

$3,346 base rent

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

18 Van Buren Street

$3,350 base rent

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Chelsea

363 West 19th Street

$3,600 base rent

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Central Harlem

215-219 West 145th Street

$2,800 base rent

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Gramercy Park

245 East 21st Street

$3,327 base rent

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Upper West Side

314 West 90th Street

$3,450 base rent

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Central Harlem

215-219 West 145th Street

$2,707 base rent

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Kips Bay

200 East 30th Street

$3,600 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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