Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2)
Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym in Chicago, IL · 3455 S King Dr · 60616
At a glance
Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2) is a 60,303-square-foot fitness center/health club/gym at 3455 S King Dr in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2008. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 113.9 kBtu/ft² and 660 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 113.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 218.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 660 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 995,711 kWh |
| Natural gas | 34,697 therms |
| Gross floor area | 60,303 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251965:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 113.9 kBtu/ft² | 660 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 120.3 kBtu/ft² | 675 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 68.0 kBtu/ft² | 533 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 53.6 kBtu/ft² | 440 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 73.6 kBtu/ft² | 655 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 71.6 kBtu/ft² | 632 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 68.8 kBtu/ft² | 688 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 65.6 kBtu/ft² | 653 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 65.7 kBtu/ft² | 680 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 3455 S King Dr
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60616
- Coordinates
- 41.98269, -87.65644
Within ~1 km
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How does Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2) compare with other fitness center/health club/gym buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 12 fitness center/health club/gym buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 113.9 kBtu/ft² is about 23% below the average of 147.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 13.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 60,303 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 131,935 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 31 years later than the group's average year built (1977). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 399 fitness center/health club/gym buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 89 and a site EUI of 112.4 kBtu/ft².
How has Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2), covering report years 2015–2023. Site EUI moved from 65.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 113.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 73% increase. Reported emissions went from 680 tCO₂e to 660 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does a site EUI of 113.9 kBtu/ft² mean?
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2)'s 113.9 kBtu/ft² across 60,303 sq ft works out to about 6.9 billion Btu (2,013 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 218.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 995,711 kWh of electricity and 34,697 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2) to report its energy use?
Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2) reports under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance, the legal basis of the Chicago Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record chicago:251965:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2)'s energy grade?
Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 113.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 113.9 kBtu/ft² (218.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 60,303 sq ft, including 995,711 kWh of electricity and 34,697 therms of natural gas.
What are Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2)'s carbon emissions?
Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2) reported 660 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2)?
Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2) is at 3455 S King Dr, in Chicago, Illinois 60616. Its coordinates are 41.98269, -87.65644 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2) and when was it built?
Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2) has 60,303 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2008 as its year built. It is classed as fitness center/health club/gym.
Is Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2) covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance.
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About this data
Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2), Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/lake-meadows-shopping-center-la-fitness-building-2-4e123a6b (data as of October 2, 2026).