State agencies purchase or lease space to meet a variety of needs ranging from office work to storage to public services. State agencies have discretion in determining what office space they need and how to acquire it. The information in this report is self-reported by agencies because the state doesn’t have a central repository for all agency-owned office space. In fiscal year 2025, state agencies reported owning or leasing 4.1 million square feet of office space across the state. Additionally, in fiscal year 2025, state agencies leased around 63% of their office space and owned about 32% of their office space statewide. They had other arrangements for about 5% of their office space. As far as usage, agencies reported most office space was occupied. Most agencies also reported they had enough space if all employees were asked to work in the office. Most lease agreements in privately owned buildings are less than 10 years in length and can’t be broken unless state funding is terminated. Leasing appears to be the most common option for state agencies to acquire office space in Topeka. In fiscal year 2025, state agencies in Topeka reported leasing costs for privately owned buildings were less than state-owned buildings. The annual cost to own space in Topeka is unclear because few agencies own space and DOA data on state-owned office buildings wasn’t reliable. Agencies’ decisions to lease or purchase office space are based on several factors, some of which are non-financial. About a quarter of the space in the newly renovated Docking State Office Building is office space, and most of that space will be filled with 4 agencies.