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

303 East 37th Street

$538,000

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East Village

425 East 13th Street

$1,250,000

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1.5

West Village

31 Jane Street

$925,000

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Gowanus

185 13th Street

$729,500

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Yorkville

75 East End Avenue

$1,895,000

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Ocean Hill

32 Radde Place

$1,199,000

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Lenox Hill

330 East 79th Street

$980,000

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Sutton Place

60 Sutton Place

$1,399,000

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Gramercy Park

305 Second Avenue

$1,275,000

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Fulton/Seaport

130 William Street

$1,998,000

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West Chelsea

515 West 18th Street

$1,999,999

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Upper West Side

342 West 85th Street

$1,900,000

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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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Fort George

64 Wadsworth Terrace

$2,595 base rent

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Fort George

568 West 192nd Street

$2,595 base rent

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Yorkville

326 East 90th Street

$3,450 base rent

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Murray Hill

338 Lexington Avenue

$3,395 base rent

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Lincoln Square

248 West 64th Street

$1,988 base rent

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Lenox Hill

352 East 76th Street

$2,400 base rent

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Bushwick

286 Stanhope Street

$3,990 base rent

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Washington Heights

541 West 156th Street

$2,350 base rent

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Upper West Side

252 West 91st Street

$2,700 base rent

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Chelsea

110 Ninth Avenue

$3,750 base rent

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Central Harlem

5 West 127th Street

$3,950 base rent

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Upper West Side

308 West 92nd Street

$3,500 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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