A former fashion exec is selling his historic New York City townhouse for $17 million

Former fashion executive Robert Duffy has just listed his 19th-century New York City townhouse for $17 million.

The historic brick townhouse, found just west of Union Square in Greenwich Village, is quirky but elegant, with both original prewar details and modern updates. It's a four-story, five-bedroom elevator building with 3,800 square feet and a private back garden.

Duffy, who helped co-found the Marc Jacobs International fashion brand and served as its CEO until 2015, is listing the townhouse with agents Frank Arends and Daniela Zakarya of the Arends Team of Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

Public records show it was purchased in 2013 for $10.25 million.