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Epic Center
The Epic Center is a 385-foot (117 m), 22-story skyscraper in Wichita, Kansas.[2] It is the tallest building in the state of Kansas, holding that title since its completion in 1987. HistoryConstruction of the Epic Center began in October 1985.[2] It officially opened for business in 1987. Created as a lure for businesses to the downtown area, the Epic Center helped create a "big city" feel for Wichita at a time when the economy was fluctuating. The building has 22 stories above ground level.[2] Originally, the plans called for two twin towers to be built, but those plans were scrapped in favor of a single tower due to the fear that the occupancy level would never reach near capacity. At the time, this led to a local joke referring to the development as "Epic Off-Center", but that epithet is now largely forgotten. In 2007, in a $1.4 billion transaction the Epic Center, One and Two Brittany Place and 31 other buildings, were acquired by real estate investment firm Behringer Harvard, when it acquired IPC US REIT.[3] In 2015, the Epic Center changed hands again, being purchased for $11.5 million by real estate investor Phil Ruffin.  TodayToday the building's tenants include law firms, banking and loan corporations, a field office of the Secret Service and Federal Bureau of Investigation, and many other businesses.[citation needed] The Epic Center has 298,000 square feet (27,700 m2) of office space. Fleeson Gooing Law Firm LLC, accounting firm Allen, Gibbs & Houlik LC and the North American headquarters of manufacturing firm Viega NA Inc. are its largest tenants.[3] See also
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