Simon Recreation Center - 028
Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym in St. Louis, MO · 3615 LACLEDE AVE
At a glance
Simon Recreation Center - 028 is a 188,642-square-foot fitness center/health club/gym at 3615 LACLEDE AVE in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2019 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 91.8 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 91.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 188,642 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-000726:2019 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019latest | — | 91.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 77.2 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 112.0 kBtu/ft² | — |
Compliance context
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132
St. Louis's Building Energy Performance Standard (Ordinance 71132) requires buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more to meet energy-use targets, with standards set on four-year cycles.
Ownership
St. Louis University/ATTN: Julie Riley
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Location
- Address
- 3615 LACLEDE AVE
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Simon Recreation Center - 028 compare with other fitness center/health club/gym buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 6 fitness center/health club/gym buildings in St. Louis, out of 639 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 91.8 kBtu/ft² is about 44% below the average of 164.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 188,642 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 87,764 sq ft for those buildings. 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 Simon Recreation Center - 028's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 St. Louis disclosures for Simon Recreation Center - 028, covering report years 2017–2019. Site EUI moved from 112.0 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 91.8 kBtu/ft² (2019), a 18% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 91.8 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. Simon Recreation Center - 028's 91.8 kBtu/ft² across 188,642 sq ft works out to about 17.3 billion Btu (5,075 MWh-equivalent) in 2019.
Which law requires Simon Recreation Center - 028 to report its energy use?
Simon Recreation Center - 028 reports under the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132, the legal basis of St. Louis's Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2019 disclosure (source record st_louis:P-000726:2019). St. Louis's Building Energy Performance Standard (Ordinance 71132) requires buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more to meet energy-use targets, with standards set on four-year cycles.
More fitness center/health club/gym buildings in St. Louis
- Wohl Rec Center· 83,556 sq ft · EUI 103.5 kBtu/ft²
- Ofallon Park Rec Plex· 76,000 sq ft · EUI 220.0 kBtu/ft²
- Carondelet Park Rec Plex· 73,927 sq ft · EUI 184.4 kBtu/ft²
- South City YMCA· 54,288 sq ft · EUI 255.1 kBtu/ft²
- Monsanto YMCA· 50,170 sq ft · EUI 130.3 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Simon Recreation Center - 028's energy grade?
Simon Recreation Center - 028 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2019 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 91.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Simon Recreation Center - 028 use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 91.8 kBtu/ft² across 188,642 sq ft.
What are Simon Recreation Center - 028's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2019.
Where is Simon Recreation Center - 028?
Simon Recreation Center - 028 is at 3615 LACLEDE AVE, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is Simon Recreation Center - 028 and when was it built?
Simon Recreation Center - 028 has 188,642 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. It is classed as fitness center/health club/gym.
Is Simon Recreation Center - 028 covered by the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132.
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking (Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Simon Recreation Center - 028, St. Louis, Missouri — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/simon-recreation-center-028-206dc586 (data as of July 9, 2026).