Proud Partners of the Detroit Lions

September 18, 2024 12:52 PM A Bloomfield Hills home rooted in Detroit sports lore will likely soon have a new owner after its current owner, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell, got a bit too much attention there. Built in 2013 by a hockey legend, the 7,800-square-foot Cape Cod-style mansion was purchased for $3.5 million in 2021 — from different owners — by Campbell and his wife Holly when the former was named head coach of the Lions earlier that same year. In that time, Campbell has become an icon among Lions fans, known for trick plays and fourth down gambles, and continues to lead the team now viewed as potential Super Bowl contenders. The Campbells listed the house for sale earlier this week at an asking price of $4.5 million, and the home was marked “pending” within 24 hours. The couple “loved” the house, but security concerns necessitated the move to somewhere more private, Dan Campbell told Crain’s on Wednesday morning. “The neighborhood, everything,” Campbell said of the appeal of the house. “There’s plenty of space, it’s on 2 acres, the home is beautiful. It’s just that people figured out where we lived when we lost.” Located near Woodward Avenue and Quarton Road on the Birmingham-Bloomfield Hills border, the five-bedroom, seven-bathroom home was built by former Detroit Red Wings center and Hockey Hall of Famer Igor Larionov, and features a “seaside feel,” according to a 2020 report in the Detroit Free Press. The home features “an awe-inspiring 2-story foyer that sets the tone for the home’s opulent interiors,” according to the listing, and features “expansive, light-filled living and entertaining areas (as well as a) pristine white marble chef’s kitchen.” The identity of the pending buyers was not disclosed, but they are described as “a large blended family that have been waiting for the right thing to pop up and they fell in love” with the Campbell house, according to Ashley Crain, Realtor with Birmingham-based Crain Homes, who represented Dan and Holly Campbell in the pending sale, as well as the purchase of their new home in Oakland County. Crain noted that the pending buyers of the Campbell house are “huge” Lions fans. Ashley Crain also represented the pending buyers. Dan Campbell gave accolades to Crain for making the home selling and buying process “a heck of a lot easier for us,” and said their new home more “fits the architecture we were looking for.” High-end homes in the ritzy Oakland County suburbs are in relatively short supply at present, Crain said. Those that are listing are coming at a premium and this past summer has seen a handful of homes list in the eight digits, although they’ve yet to sell. “This is the place everyone wants to be,” Crain said of the location of the Campbell property. “It’s hard to find a newer home that’s in such great quality. There’s not much on the market. This was a diamond in the rough.” (Crain is married to KC Crain, president and CEO of Detroit-based Crain Communications Inc., the parent company of Crain’s Detroit Business.) By Nick Manes Nick Manes is a reporter covering residential real estate and local mortgage companies as well as the Detroit mayoral race for Crain’s Detroit Business. He previously covered finance and tech startups. He joined Crain’s in 2020 after six years as a reporter at MiBiz.

Jared Goff's wife, Christen Goff, announced ahead of the Detroit Lions' playoff game against the Washington Commanders that she and Jared have partnered with Michigan-based Crain Homes to support victims of the wildfires in California. They are auctioning off two VIP tickets for Saturday's game at Ford Field, with all proceeds going to the nonprofit organization California Strong. This initiative is part of the couple's efforts to aid relief efforts amid the severe wildfires affecting southern California.