THERE’S MORE TO THE STORY
Try to sum up Southfield Town Center in one word. Is it an office park? A hotel? A gym? A café? A tenant club? It’s all of these, and more. It’s a feeling of ease and comfort flowing through four golden towers, where every detail has been meticulously tailored to serve the people who work here.
Enjoy modern offices with flexible layouts, stay at the Westin Southfield Detroit, grab a bite at one of the many restaurants, break a sweat in the fitness center, or host a major conference for up to 1,000 attendees. A light-filled, two-story garden atrium links the towers and brings 94,000 SF of retail and lifestyle spaces together.
Located along Town Center Drive in the heart of Southfield, Michigan, just off the John C. Lodge Freeway, Southfield Town Center is a quick drive to the airport, downtown, and some of Detroit’s most popular neighborhoods. Across the way, 5000 Town Center rises 33 stories as a luxury residential high-rise, completing a community built for connection, convenience, and more.
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
Planners adapted the Town Center location to avoid protected wetland areas. The original route for the I-696 freeway placed it along 101⁄2 Mile Road southeast of 11 Mile and Greenfield Roads. Recognizing the value of a large office complex and its tax revenue, city planners built a new city hall complex near 101⁄2 Mile Road on the east side of Evergreen.
Highway planners re-routed the freeway to run along 11 Mile Road. This delayed construction, but freed up the land to build the first phase, then called the Prudential Town Center (Prudential Life Insurance Company played a major role) with the first skyscraper, 3000 Town Center completed in 1975. A six-lane freeway ramp nearby remained half-completed for about 10 years in order to modify the route to accommodate the massive Town Center project. Additional towers were constructed in 1979, 1983, 1986, 1987, and 1989.
