The landlord of Ignit Sports & Fitness has filed a lawsuit against the Grimes gym, which already faces a suit from the city of Johnston over its stalled plan to build an indoor sports complex there.
Prairie Business Park II LLC in the March 26 suit alleges Ignit owes more than $2.8 million in unpaid rent and is responsible for property damage at the facility where it operates Ignit Sports & Fitness at 200 SE 37th St., Suite 100. Brothers Chad and Brian O’Meara, the owners of Ignit, also are named as defendants in the suit.
The business park is seeking alleged past due rent and the rent owed for the remainder of the gym’s lease, plus 18% interest, as well as a yet-to-be-calculated amount for the property damage beyond normal wear and tear.
A notice on the gym’s website says the building closed Feb. 15 because of “some issues with our management group” and that a date for reopening will be posted once available.
Chad O’Meara did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A Jan. 28 letter from the landlord’s attorney to Ignit LLC and the O’Mearas said failure to pay the rent in arrears would terminate the gym’s lease on Feb. 4. A letter the attorney sent about two weeks earlier alleged Ignit started falling behind on its rent in November 2025.
That’s the same month Reinbeck-based Lincoln Savings Bank and Naples, Florida, property management and real estate services firm Gulf Coast Realty filed foreclosure cases against Chad O’Meara and other developers of the planned $63 million Ignit indoor sports complex in Johnston.
Those foreclosure cases triggered a default in Johnston’s development agreement with Ignit that empowers the city to demand the return of the land or a grant it provided for the project, according to a Dec. 1 letter from the city to Chad O’Meara.
After the city allegedly got neither, Johnston on March 13 filed a lawsuit against the developers with City Council approval.
The city is seeking more than $3.6 million in damages.
In addition, another investor has sued Ignit Johnston LLC and Chad O’Meara, joining several who have filed suits seeking repayment. The Joel William Jackman Revocable Trust filed the legal action March 30, demanding more than $99,000 and interest that’s been accruing at more than $51 a day since March 10.
Phillip Sitter covers the suburbs for the Des Moines Register. Phillip can be reached via email at PSitter@usatodayco.com. Find out more about him online in the Register’s staff directory.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Ignit is in more legal trouble — and not just in Johnston
Reporting by Phillip Sitter, Des Moines Register / Des Moines Register
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