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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Central Park South

150 Central Park South

$825,000

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Upper West Side

107 West 86th Street

$749,000

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West Village

116 Perry Street

$595,000

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1

Lenox Hill

404 East 76th Street

$899,999

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Midtown South

220 Madison Avenue

$599,000

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Financial District

25 Broad Street

$1,475,000

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2.5

Fulton/Seaport

99 John Street

$889,000

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Gramercy Park

340 East 23rd Street

$695,000

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Lincoln Square

300 West 72nd Street

$700,000

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Battery Park City

333 Rector Place

$1,640,000

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Murray Hill

330 East 38th Street

$999,950

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Brooklyn Heights

31 Pierrepont Street

$1,185,000

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1.5

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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Central Harlem

2269 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard

$3,150 base rent

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Bushwick

342 Eldert Street

$3,695 base rent

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Upper West Side

142 West 80th Street

$3,600 base rent

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4

Park Slope

846 President Street

$3,900 base rent

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Prospect Lefferts Gardens

408 Rogers Avenue

$3,700 base rent

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Manhattan Valley

209 West 104th Street

$2,900 base rent

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Flatiron

50 Lexington Avenue

$3,995 base rent

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Hamilton Heights

421 West 141st Street

$2,800 base rent

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Carroll Gardens

318 Carroll Street

$3,700 base rent

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Stuyvesant Heights

855 Herkimer Street

$2,500 base rent

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1

Central Harlem

222 West 141st Street

$3,495 base rent

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Turtle Bay

928 Second Avenue

$3,995 base rent

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1

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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