Marc Jacobs Sells West Village Townhouse
No stranger to the fast-paced fashion world, Marc Jacobs recently found out that the real estate market is no less capricious. The designer, who originally listed his longtime townhouse in Manhattan’s West Village last April for $15.9 million, found that lowering the price to $12 million earlier this week made all the difference: It reportedly sold the next day (though the final sale price is unknown).
Jacobs purchased the four-story, 4,796-square-foot home for $10.5 million in 2009, and it has since been reimagined and redecorated to suit the his eclectic taste. “I’m not big on having a particular concept or look,” he told Architectural Digest of the space back in 2017. “I just want to live with things I genuinely love—great Art Deco furniture, pieces from the ’70s, and contemporary art. But I didn’t want the house to feel like a pristine gallery or a Deco stage set—just something smart, sharp, and comfortable.”
Of course, he succeeded in doing just that, creating a chic space with details such as a custom mica mantel over the living room fireplace, alabaster sconces in the formal dining room, and patterned marble countertops and backsplashes in the galley kitchen. In total, the home has five bedrooms and three full and two half bathrooms, with an elevator that runs between floors. The luxurious master suite takes up an entire floor, featuring an all-marble bathroom with double vanities, a deep-soaking tub and separate steam shower, and a mahogany dressing room. The home also includes 1,400 square feet of outdoor space split between a courtyard and a rooftop terrace.
Because the home is a part of a condo development, building amenities available to the new owner include a gym, a yoga room, a screening room, a children’s playroom, and a lounge with a catering kitchen. Jacobs’s decision to leave the dwelling comes after he and his husband, candlemaker Char Defrancesco, purchased a sprawling 6,000-square-foot Frank Lloyd Wright–designed home in Rye, New York, for $9.175 million last April. Jacobs sold off much of the furnishings and decor from the West Village townhouse through Sotheby’s in recent months.
Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest
