Havert L. Fenn Center, Fort Pierce

The Fenn Center is a St. Lucie County event, meeting and recreation venue at 2000 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL 34982, run under the county Parks and Recreation department and reachable at 772-462-1521.

The county's Havert L. Fenn Center page calls it one of St. Lucie County's premier event and meeting venues, and the pickleball listing describes it as the county's central event hub. The county Facility Directory files the building under both Parks and Venue, and lists a gymnasium, basketball courts, pickleball, multipurpose rooms and restrooms, with rentals available. The building also has a second public role: it is the St. Lucie County Special Needs Shelter in certain emergencies, which the sections below explain. Last verified: October 22, 2026, by reading the Fenn Center page, its directions page, two Facility Directory listings, the special needs program page, the county hurricane guide and the Port St. Lucie storm page.

St. Lucie County markets the Fenn Center for conferences, trade shows, banquets, community gatherings, training sessions, wedding receptions and other celebrations, with free pre-event coordination and a list of complimentary rental amenities.

The county Fenn Center page says the spaces can be customized for events of all sizes, and points to large loading doors, direct room access and setup areas for move-in and breakdown. Staff offer personalized support and unlimited pre-event coordination. A Complimentary Rental Amenities document lists the services provided free of charge, and the same page links three planning documents: Fenn Center Rates and Fees, the Fenn Center Layout and Fenn Center Room Capacity. Prices and room capacities are in those documents rather than on the main page.

The six meeting rooms run from 1,100 to 9,100 square feet, and the Main Exhibit Hall measures 22,700 square feet (St. Lucie County Fenn Center page). The Facility Directory entry gives a capacity of 100 + for the venue (Facility Directory listing).

Yes: the St. Lucie County Facility Directory lists six indoor wood pickleball courts for open play at the Fenn Center, plus a gymnasium with basketball courts, and asks players to call for pickleball hours.

The Fenn Center Pickleball listing describes the 60,000-square-foot building turning into a pickleball venue with six indoor wood courts, an air-conditioned environment, locker rooms and concessions, pitched as a rain-or-shine alternative to outdoor play. The general Havert L. Fenn Center listing notes that pickleball is indoor and gives no fixed schedule: it says to call for pickleball hours of operation, at (772) 462-1521.

The Fenn Center sits on Virginia Avenue in Fort Pierce and is reached from I-95 by Okeechobee Road, from South 25th Street, or from U.S. Highway 1, according to the county directions page.

The St. Lucie County Fenn Center Contact and Directions page gives three routes. From I-95, take Okeechobee Rd. (SR 70) east to Virginia Ave., veer right at the fork after the Orange Blossom Business Center to stay on Virginia Ave., and the center is on the left. From South 25th Street (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd), turn east on Virginia Ave., and the center is on the left. From US Highway 1, turn west on Virginia Ave., and the center is on the right. The page repeats the address as 2000 Virginia Ave., Ft. Pierce, FL 34982, with the phone (772) 462-1521.

The Fenn Center shares Virginia Avenue with St. Lucie County's main government address. The footer of the county Fenn Center page prints the county address as 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL 34982, phone 772-462-1100, on the same road.

Two constitutional officers keep their Fort Pierce counters at that same 2300 Virginia Avenue address. The St. Lucie County Property Appraiser home page lists its Fort Pierce Office there, phone 772-462-1000, with online appointment scheduling, and the St. Lucie County Tax Collector Contact Us page lists its Fort Pierce Office at 2300 Virginia Avenue as well, with the main line 772-462-1650 and weekday hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

St. Lucie County designates the Fenn Center as its Special Needs Shelter in certain emergencies, operated with the Florida Department of Health for people whose health needs some medical help but not a hospital.

The Fenn Center page itself states that the building serves as the St. Lucie County Special Needs Shelter in certain emergencies and sends anyone with registration questions to the Department of Public Safety at (772) 462-8100. The county Special Needs Program page confirms the Fenn Center at 2000 Virginia Avenue as the shelter site and names the Port St. Lucie Community Center at 2195 SE Airoso Boulevard as the location if another special needs shelter is needed. It sets the shelter's basics as electricity, food and medical supervision, with one caregiver required per client, and it admits service animals only. The page also tells clients to wait for word from Public Safety, the transportation company or the local media before going, and not to arrive ahead of the opening.

The printed St. Lucie County hurricane preparedness guide marks the Fenn Center as the Special Medical Needs Shelter and says pre-registration is open year-round. The St. Lucie County hurricane shelters guide covers registration, eligibility, transportation and the pet friendly shelter in full.

Yes: the City of Port St. Lucie names the Fenn Center in Fort Pierce as the one Special Needs Shelter for its residents.

The Port St. Lucie Office of Emergency Management During the Storm page asks city residents to sign up in advance with the St. Lucie County Department of Health, ideally ahead of hurricane season. The county wording differs: its Special Needs Program page runs registration through an online county form, and it keeps a fallback: should one shelter not be enough, a second would open at the community center on SE Airoso Boulevard in Port St. Lucie.