Epic Center
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The Epic Center is a Script error: No such module "convert"., 22-story skyscraper at 301 N. Main St. in Wichita, Kansas, United States.[1] It is the tallest building in the state of Kansas, holding that title since its completion in 1987.
History
Construction of the Epic Center began in October 1985.[1] 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.[1]
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.[2]
In 2015, the Epic Center changed hands again, being purchased for $11.5 million by real estate investor Phil Ruffin.
Today
Today 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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See also
- List of tallest buildings in Wichita
- List of tallest buildings in Kansas
- List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
References
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