The Christman Company recently finished its $12 million
renovation of the former Mutual Building in Downtown Lansing. The Christman
Company, which specializes in historic renovations, took special precautions to
maintain the historical integrity of the building.
According to excerpts from the article:
After nearly two years of planning and construction,
Lansing based contractor Christman Co. is casting those historic features with
trendy, modern elements.
"It says more than words ever could what our company
is capable of," Chief Executive Officer Steven Roznowski said Tuesday
during a tour of the six-story building.
The company moved into the building last month after
finishing the $12 million redevelopment project.
Officials plan to rechristen the structure the Christman
Building at an event Tuesday.
Built by Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Co. as its
headquarters, it most recently housed state offices.
The redeveloped Mutual Building includes a three-story
glass atrium, sixth-story conference room addition with a view of the state
Capitol and a host of modern mechanical features.
In Christman's fourth- and fifth-floor offices, a long
compound-curve wall painted in a copper patina ushers employees down the main
corridor.
Meanwhile, on the first floor, which served as the
original executive suites, floor-to-ceiling wood paneling and plaster crown
molding have been painstakingly restored.
"We wanted to have both of those elements
represented," Roznowski said of the old and modern features.
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