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Southfield-at-Glance


The City of Southfield is not only Michigan's premier The Southfield Town Centerbusiness  address, but also one of the metro area's most desirable residential communities as well. Southfield offers a complete living community, featuring a nationally recognized public school system, 10 colleges and universities, and more than 700 acres of park land. Located in Oakland County, with easy access to most metro area expressways, Southfield The Center of It All, offers both a cosmopolitan, culturally-diverse residential population of more than 78,000 residents and a thriving international business community. With a daytime population nearing 175,000, and over 26 million square feet of office space, Southfield is truly Michigans undisputed business center. Residents and businesses alike come to Southfield for its central location, excellent city services and easy access to all of southeastern Michigan. Come see today what Southfield has to offer!


Southfield Community Profile (file size 219k)

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The City of Southfield
26000 Evergreen Road
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone: 248-796-5000
Mayor, Brenda L. Lawrence
Phone: 248-796-5100

Southfield Public Schools
John W. English Administration Building
24661 Lahser Road
Southfield, MI 48033
Phone: 248-746-8500



Oakland County Board of Commissioners Representing the City of Southfield
1200 N. Telegraph, Pontiac MI 48341-0421
Eric Coleman, District 23, Phone: 248-858-0100 (County); 248-569-4599 (Home)
Vincent Gregory, District 21, Phone: 248-858-0100 (County); 248-559-1032 (Home)
Helaine Zack, District 22, Phone: 248-858-0100 (County); 248-546-7392 (Home)



Business Development and Professional Training


Cornerstone Development Authority (CDA)
Millennium Centre
15600 J L Hudson Drive
Southfield, MI  48075
Phone: 248-796-5191 

Southfield Chamber of Commerce
17515 West 9 Mile Road, Suite 190
Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: 248-557-6661


Southfield Career Center
21030 Indian
Southfield, MI 48034
Phone: 248-796-4550
Hearing Impaired: 248-354-4831
The Workforce Development Division of Oakland County helps train and place unemployed workers by partnering with Michigan Works! Each center provides employers with a wide range of services including, applicant recruitment, onsite interview rooms, training funds for planned new hires, information technology (IT) training and out-placement assistance.  The centers also provide assistance to job seekers including, resources on resume writing and interviewing, job placement, testing and assessment, training funds to enhance or gain new skills, and IT training.


Community Essentials  Fountain at the Municipal Complex

ArtServe Michigan
17515 West Nine Mile Road, Suite 1025
Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: 248-557-8288

Big Brothers Big Sisters
23077 Greenfield Road, Suite 430
Southfield, MI  48075
Phone: 248-569-0600

Central Michigan University
Southfield Campus 
26555 Evergreen Road, # 119
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone: 248-357-8600

Dancers Hungaria
23766 Mapleridge
Southfield, MI 48075  

Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
20300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 100
Southfield, MI  48076
Phone: 248-559-2095

A playscape on the grounds of the Southfield Municipal ComplexEisenhower Dance Ensemble
20300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 100
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone: 248-559-2095

Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
20300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 100
Southfield, MI  48076 
Phone: 248-559-2095


Great Lakes Lyric Opera
30215 Woodgate Drive
Southfield, MI  48076
Phone: 248-586-1646

Lawrence Technological University
21000 West Ten Mile Road, Suite 119
Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: 248-204-4000

Madrigal Chorale of Southfield
P.O. Box 3194
Southfield, MI  48037

Mary Grove College
Southfield Center
24901 Northwestern, Suite 200
Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: 248-358-8703

Metropolitan Youth Symphony, Inc.
P.O. Box 244 The Southfield Public Library
Southfield, MI  48323
Phone: 248-539-0820

Millennium Centre
15600 J L Hudson Drive
Southfield, MI  48075
Phone: 248-796-5191  

Motor City Brass Band
20300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 100
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone: 248-788-6618

Oakland Community College
Southfield Campus
22322 Rutland
Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: 248-233-2700

Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County
The Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County (RRRASOC) is an intergovernmental, municipal solid waste authority created in 1989 by the member communities of Farmington, Farmington Hills, Novi, South Lyon, Southfield, Walled Lake and Wixom.
20000 West Eight Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: 248-208-2270

Siena Heights University
Southfield Center
24901 Northwestern #202
Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: 248-799-5490

Southfield Historical Society and Museum
A nature trail on the grounds of the Southfield Municipal Complex 26080 Berg Road
Southfield, MI  48034 
Phone: 248-356-2233

Southfield Parks & Recreation
26000 Evergreen Road
Southfield, MI 48034
Information Desk: 248-796-4620
Administration: 248-796-4602

Southfield Public Library
26300 Evergreen Road
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone: 248-796-4200

Southfield Senior Adult Center
24350 Civic Center Drive
Southfield, MI  48304-2559
Phone: 248-354-9362

University of Phoenix
Southfield Campus
26261 Evergreen Road, #500
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone: 248-354-4888

 





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