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 Harlem
220 West 148th Street
$995,000
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Sutton Place
60 Sutton Place South
$1,350,000
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2
Lower East Side
222 East Broadway
$850,000
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1
East Village
438 East 12th Street
$1,449,000
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1.5
Turtle Bay
250 East 49th Street
$899,000
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NoMad
407 Park Avenue South
$1,350,000
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2
Lenox Hill
301 East 69th Street
$650,000
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East Harlem
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$585,000
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Murray Hill
110 East 36th Street
$540,000
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East Harlem
309 East 108th Street
$725,000
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2
Yorkville
400 East 85th Street
$1,725,000
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Roosevelt Island
555 Main Street
$1,180,000
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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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Crown Heights
30 Rogers Avenue
$3,395base rent
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Ocean Hill
96 Sackman Street
$2,800base rent
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NoMad
100 Lex Avenue
$2,995base rent
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East Harlem
375 Pleasant Avenue
$2,400base rent
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1
Central Harlem
2903 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
$2,356base rent
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1
Chinatown
50 Bayard Street
$2,950base rent
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1
Central Harlem
165 West 127th Street
$2,895base rent
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1
Central Harlem
2754 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
$3,433base rent
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1
Midtown South
50 West 34th Street
$3,750base rent
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1
East Harlem
414 East 119th Street
$3,050base rent
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1
East Williamsburg
248 Mc Kibbin Street
$3,750base rent
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1
Williamsburg
376 Manhattan Avenue
$3,500base 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.
