North Liberty developer to move Pizza Ranch to new location

Hunter
11/29/22

A developer constructing mixed-use housing plans to add a joint bowling alley and entertainment center, as well as relocating Pizza Ranch to a larger location.

The Press-Citizen says that Brandon Pratt is one of several partners in Lion Development Group, which is behind much of the development seen both north and south along Penn Street to the west of Ranshaw Way, collectively called Solomon’s Landing. The Pizza Ranch and bowling alley building will be the front-facing commercial space of the 80-acre property while single-family housing, apartment buildings and townhomes will be built to the rear.

The group is completing construction on Penn Street Place, an apartment complex, on the south side of Penn Street, as well as the 21,000 square-foot microbrewery Field Day Brewing Company. Pratt tells the Press-Citizen that it will feature duckpin bowling beneath a TV wall, a large stage above the main bar and rentable space for private parties. The space will also have overhead garage doors that go out to an enclosed patio with firepits.

Pratt purchased the North Liberty Pizza Ranch in 2020 and says it has outgrown its current location. The new space will be nearly double in size and include up to 50 different arcade games.

The mixed-housing development behind the new location hopes to break ground this spring.