Detroit mansion becomes Michigan's top Zillow listing
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A historic mansion in the Palmer Woods neighborhood with a $7 million price tag was Michigan's most popular Zillow listing this year.
Why it matters: The property set a record in 2022 for Detroit's most expensive home ever sold when a former Stellantis executive, Mark Stewart, bought it for $4.9 million.
State of play: Stewart, now the CEO of Goodyear Tire & Rubber, and his husband put the property up for sale in March.
- This month, it landed on Zillow's most popular listings for each state based on which homes had the most views from January to October 2025.
The property: 1771 Balmoral Drive, also known as the Alfred J. Fisher Mansion, was built in the mid-1920s for an owner of the Fisher Body Co.
- The house sits on nearly five acres of land and spans over 20,000 square feet.
- It has 15 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and five half-bathrooms.
- Dazzling features include a secret bar, an indoor pool, a fountain inside the "palm room" and a library with built-in oak bookcases, the Wall Street Journal reported when Stewart listed the house.
What they're saying: "It's definitely with a tear in the eye that we decided to put it on the market," Stewart told the Journal.
Zoom out: Another historic Palmer Woods estate, the Bishop Mansion, is for sale at $1 million.
- The Balmoral property has more acreage and is fully finished, while the Bishop Mansion needs a lot more work.
- "All in, you're probably going to be at the same price point — seven mill," Alex Chapman, the listing agent for both properties, tells Axios. "Does somebody want to make it their own? Or does somebody want to move into something that's completely done already?"