The Mutual Building, built in 1928 and located in the shadow of Michigan’s Capitol, is a landmark building in downtown Lansing. Constructed as the headquarters of Michigan Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Company, its rich history and beautiful interior design made it an irresistible site for a milestone preservation project. Due to deferred maintenance from more recent owners, the building had fallen into a state of functional obsolescence and disrepair.

The Christman team of historic preservation, sustainable design and construction, urban revitalization, real estate development and integrated project planning experts breathed new life into the grand old building. Rededicated in February, 2008 as The Christman Building, the building now serves as Christman's national headquarters, providing desirable Class A office tenant space at the same time for the Michigan Municipal League and the lobbying firm of Kelley Cawthorne.

As a shining example of downtown revitalization, historic preservation and sustainable design, the rehabilitation included the preservation of the building’s historic fabric while blending it with cutting edge environment in which “smart” systems for heating, cooling, safety and other high-performance building controls reside. As stated by Michigan Millers upon the construction of the building, “Concretely of the present, it idealizes the past and heralds the future.” Christman is honored to become part of the history of this beautiful building while adding it to the company’s own rich history of landmark construction projects in downtown Lansing.