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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Upper West Side

2109 Broadway

$835,000

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Crown Heights

1328 Pacific Street

$1,995,000

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West Village

41 Jane Street

$990,000

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Lenox Hill

136 East 76th Street

$940,000

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Hell’s Kitchen

301 West 53rd Street

$1,795,000

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Downtown Brooklyn

85 Livingston Street

$799,000

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Greenwich Village

60 East 9th Street

$850,000

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Financial District

40 Broad Street

$1,350,000

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2

Lincoln Square

185 West End Avenue

$1,250,000

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2

Battery Park City

380 Rector Place

$1,175,000

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2

Upper East Side

25 East 83rd Street

$650,000

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Lincoln Square

303 West 66th Street

$750,000

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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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Bushwick

709 Hart Street

$3,750

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Gramercy Park

340 East 22nd Street

$2,950

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Bushwick

238 Troutman Street

$3,200

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

1221 Atlantic Avenue

$2,800

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Lenox Hill

1020 Third Avenue

$2,750

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Gramercy Park

325 First Avenue

$2,995

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East Williamsburg

230 Boerum Street

$3,650

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Hudson Heights

825 West 187th Street

$2,995

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Financial District

130 Water Street

$3,100

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Lenox Hill

1020 Third Avenue

$3,250

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Yorkville

420 East 82nd Street

$3,150

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Fort Greene

180 Ashland Place

$3,204

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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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