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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Bedford-Stuyvesant

442 Quincy Street

$1,575,000

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Murray Hill

150 East 37th Street

$525,000

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NoMad

95 Madison Avenue

$1,525,000

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NoMad

95 Madison Avenue

$1,300,000

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NoMad

95 Madison Avenue

$1,985,000

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Stuyvesant Heights

654 Jefferson Avenue

$999,000

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

555 Lafayette Avenue

$1,100,000

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Park Slope

19 Saint Johns Place

$1,650,000

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Upper West Side

263 West End Avenue

$1,500,000

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Fulton/Seaport

333 Pearl Street

$715,000

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Kips Bay

343 East 30th Street

$860,000

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Downtown Brooklyn

289 Schermerhorn Street

$1,845,000

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2.5

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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Marble Hill

10 Adrian Avenue

$2,325 base rent

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Turtle Bay

348 East 49th Street

$3,500 base rent

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Lenox Hill

1450 Second Avenue

$2,950 base rent

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Stuyvesant Heights

1100 Myrtle Avenue

$3,462 base rent

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Gowanus

147 9th Street

$3,000 base rent

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Williamsburg

380 South Fourth Street

$3,495 base rent

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Downtown Brooklyn

177 Concord Street

$3,750 base rent

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Hamilton Heights

548 West 142nd Street

$2,400 base rent

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East Williamsburg

38 Catherine Street

$3,200 base rent

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Chelsea

263 West 19th Street

$3,850 base rent

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Sutton Place

348 East 58th Street

$2,900 base rent

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Upper West Side

310 Riverside Drive

$2,400 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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