View a previous report in the video player above on OH Pizza and Brew’s announcement of plans to relocate from the KeyBank Building.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Days after a Downtown pizza shop announced plans to leave the skyscraper housing them, more tenants told NBC4 that they’re joining in the exodus.

The owner of OH Pizza and Brew shared an array of issues — store-closing utility shutdowns, disagreements over rent, and security issues — that he said started when another real estate group took over the building. Baruch Broad Street LLC, a shell company registered to the CEO of Zamir Equities, acquired the tower at 88 E. Broad St. for over $12 million in 2022. The building is known for its KeyBank branding but also has ground-floor signage for the pizzeria and a Starbucks.

Among the tenants also confirming their departure is a state agency: the Ohio Auditor’s Office. Communications director Matt Eiselstein told NBC4 on Friday that the group was planning to completely move out.

“The Auditor’s office has sought more economical solutions for our offices across the state,” Eiselstein said. “The move to 65 East State allows us to keep our central region employees downtown and makes good economic sense while providing staff with a more reliable working space.”

Operating request documents that the auditor’s office sent to the State Controlling Board share more reasons mirroring OH Pizza and Brew’s behind the decision. The board approved the request to move on March 25.

“The Auditor of State has determined that a relocation is necessary due to ongoing building maintenance and infrastructure issues at the current location,” the department’s team wrote in a report. “The Auditor of State has experienced HVAC issues, water leaks caused by deteriorated piping, along with other general building maintenance problems. Building security at the existing location has also been an ongoing concern.”

The agency also highlighted in the documents that it will be cutting its rent costs almost in half as part of the move. While the new address is only a few cents cheaper per square foot, the department will only pay $456,306.48 per year compared with $833,097.50 at the KeyBank building. The documents show this is thanks to the new lease being for a space of 25,811 square feet, compared with 57,455 square feet in the current office.

As the auditor’s office voiced security concerns in its petition to leave, OH Pizza and Brew owner Luke Edwards gave a specific example from what he called a “nightmare” property. He said the same problem resulted in his business losing nearly $10,000 between cash and equipment in a burglary.

“Over Christmas, they didn’t lock the doors. We got burglarized,” Edwards said. “He came in, thought we were open and wanted to use the restroom. We got him on camera. He looked around, he sat there for 30 minutes, walked around in my kitchen, grabbed pretzels and just started eating them. … Lo and behold, he took our registers.”

The tower’s occupant with prominent branding on the ground floor is also looking to relocate, albeit partially. KeyBank Communications Consultant Meg Lower shared the split approach the company was taking. She added that the KeyBank sign on the ground floor of the building had its own lease and would also be removed when it expires.

“KeyBank leases office space at 88 E. Broad Street on floors 2 and 7, as well as branch space on the first floor,” Lower said. “Currently, we are in discussion with the owners of 88 E. Broad Street to renew the lease for our branch located on the first floor. However, we have secured a new lease at the 175 on the Park Building for our corporate office space, and we will be vacating floors 2 and 7.”

Starbucks, whose store at 88 E. Broad St. was the first in Ohio to unionize, broke step with the other tenants when it told NBC4 it had no plans to relocate.

“At this time, we remain focused on serving our community at our 88 East Broad St. store,” a Starbucks spokesperson wrote.

When NBC4 reached out on April 15 to Zamir Equities about the utility issues mentioned by Edwards, the request for comment went unanswered.