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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Lincoln Square

30 West 60th Street

$699,000

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Chelsea

113 West 15th Street

$595,000

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Upper West Side

310 Riverside Drive

$739,000

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Midtown

18 West 48th Street

$1,450,000

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1.5

Central Harlem

2551 Frederick Douglass Boulevard

$950,000

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1.5

Lenox Hill

55 East 76th Street

$950,000

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Upper West Side

186 West 80th Street

$995,000

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Williamsburg

184 Kent Avenue

$1,195,000

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Morningside Heights

440 Riverside Drive

$565,000

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Greenwich Village

250 Mercer Street

$895,000

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West Village

379 West Street

$1,350,000

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South Harlem

321 West 110th Street

$1,599,000

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2

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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Crown Heights

516 Eastern Parkway

$3,995 No Fee

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Washington Heights

504 West 167th Street

$2,650 No Fee

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East Harlem

1546 Madison Avenue

$2,000 No Fee

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Bushwick

101 Suydam Street

$2,875 No Fee

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Murray Hill

245 E. 40th Street

$3,854 No Fee

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Crown Heights

1010 Pacific Street

$3,550 No Fee

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Upper West Side

131 West 82nd Street

$3,200 No Fee

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Crown Heights

1010 Pacific Street

$4,000 No Fee

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Hell’s Kitchen

439 West 51st Street

$3,950 No Fee

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Stuyvesant Heights

243 Malcolm X Boulevard

$3,200 No Fee

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Lincoln Square

243 West 63rd Street

$2,675 No Fee

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Midtown

1691 Broadway

$3,100 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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