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THE TEAM

Chris Lai

Co-Founder

Scott Greenberg

Co-Founder

Architect

General

Contractor

Civil Engineer

Zoning

Attorney

Community Benefits

126 FTE Chicago MBE/WBE

Community Participation

Community Partnerships

SURGE

First Dedicated and

Purpose Built Esports

& VR Center

Proven Experienced

Diverse Team

$30 Million Investment

with NO TIF

Located in Bronzeville

at 2500 S. Wabash

Smash INTERACTIVE

Headquarters

TRANSFORMING SOUTH OF I-55

Family Friendly Entertainment

Bond over the thrill of immersive VR

or enjoy a quick bite while spectating

a live Esports event. Surge is

designed to wow and thrill people of

all ages.

Bronzeville Esports League

Supports South Side high school

students with access to Esports

facility. Bronzeville family and friends

will gather to cheer for their team as

they compete for prizes.

SURGE: ENTERTAINMENT FOR ALL AGES

Technology + Entertainment

Company

▪ Develops proprietary large

scale free roam Virtual Reality

solutions for use in research,

training and entertainment

▪ Produces and hosts Esports

competition and streaming

content

▪ During business hours we

provide B2B services and

nights/weekends we operate as

a land-based entertainment

facility

SURGE

In the U.S. by 2021, Esports will have more viewers than

every professional sports league but the NFL• Need for Dedicated Large Scale VR

Centers to Realize VR Potential

• Immersive & Interactive Storytelling

Converges with Multi-Player Gaming

Uses Occurring in Large Scale VR

Arenas

• Large Scale VR Training Simulations

ESPORTS IS CULTURALLY

MAINSTREAM

VIRTUAL REALITY: THE

NEXT BIG THING

in millions

CULTURAL AND INNOVATION TRENDS

WHAT IS ESPORTS?

CULTURAL AND INNOVATION TRENDS: Esports

SURGE IMMERSIVE VR ARENA

Active VRplayers walk up to

2 milesFeatures:

• 25,000 sq. ft. free-roam VR arena

• Up to 80 Users simultaneously

• Link Multiple Arenas for more

Users and Interaction

• Competitive Team vs Team

• N to 1 Worldspace Platform for

unlimited natural movement

Flexible & Multi-Use:

• VR Simulation

• VR Field Training

• VR Interactive Storytelling (a new

type of film)

A purpose-built environment to

reach the full potential of VR

ESPORTS PHENOMENON IN EDUCATION

$15 Million in ESPORTS Scholarships!

-

Surge

140 National Colleges 60+ Illinois High Schools

THE SITE, CONTEXT AND DESIGN

DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Features:

• 5,500 SF Esports Studio

• 22,000 SF VR Arenas

• 15,000 SF Restaurant/Viewing

Lounge

• 6,500 SF of Private Event Spaces

• 5,500 SF Office Space (HQ)

• 90 Parking Spaces at 2617 S.

Wabash

• 27 Overflow Parking Spaces under

the “L”

• 1,700 SF of New Retail Space

Fronting 2617 S. Wabash

RETAIL

SITE PLAN

• Preserve and Repurpose Existing Building

• LEED Silver Building

• Solar and Green Roof

EXISTING SITE

BEFORE

2500 SOUTH WABASH

BUILDING DESIGN

AFTER

WABASH ELEVATION

VIEW FROM 25TH / WABASH

STREETSCAPE VIGNETTES

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

Wrap around LED wall

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

Wrap around LED wall

Interactive sound and lighting system

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

Stadium Seats

Spectator LED Display

Broadcast BoothStadium Seats

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

STUDIO CROSS SECTION

DEVELOPMENT PLAN

RETAIL

2617 S. WABASH RETAIL AND PARKING

WABASH

RETAIL

Educat iona l

• Residents of Bronzeville Lofts

• Developer of 2550 S Wabash

• Quinn Chapel AME Church

• Trinity Episcopal Church

Communi ty

CITYWIDE AND NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT

ZONING MAP

THANK YOU & QUESTIONS

CULTURAL AND INNOVATION TRENDS: Virtual Reality

VIRTUAL REALITY: THE NEXT BIG THING

● Engages Full Human Vestibular

Sensory System● Motion Sickness from Lack of Fidelity & Poor

Motion Tracking

● Limited Space for Movement

● Complicated Setup

● Expensive Hardware

● No Haptic Feedback

● Isolated Experience

Home VR Problem Mass VR Solution

Reaching the full potential of VR.

PURPOSE BUILT VR CENTER.

● Collaborative Multiple Users

● Haptic Feedback from

Backpack and Floor

● Proprietary Fully Immersive 6,000 SF Virtual Reality Arena

Proprietary Large Scale VR TechProven at Scale Technology

True Free-Roam Virtual Reality You

can't get anywhere else in the world

Patent pending Infinityscape technology enables virtual

reality simulations with multiuser tracking and interactions

over vast physical distances with infinite virtual distance

Freedom to explore Room to move in an immersive arena-scale environment

No cables or wires Move naturally with no restrictions or motion sickness

Large Group SimulationsUp to 40 simultaneous users

September18,2019AldermanDowell5046SouthStateStreetChicago,Illinois60609RE: ProjectSYNCERESupportLetterfor:

ProposedChicagoESPORTSStadium2500SouthWabashAvenue,Chicago

DearAldermanDowell:IampleasedtowritetoyouonbehalfofSMASHInteractive,SMASHotelsandMr.ScottGreenbergandhisesportsstadiumCo-FounderMr.ChrisLai,andtheireffortstoseekzoningapprovaltoconstructaChicagoESPORTSStadium,inyourward,at2500SouthWabash.IamtheCo-FounderandPresidentofProjectSYNCERE(SupportingYouth'sNeedswithCoreEngineeringResearchExperiments)andIliveinyourward.Overthepastdecade,PROJECTSYNCEREhascreatedmeaningfulpartnershipswiththeChicagoPublicSchoolcommunitybydeliveringengineeringfocusedprogrammingand,indoingso,hastouchedunderservedneighborhoodsonthesouthandwestsidesandinspirednearly20,000youthtoseethemselvesinengineeringandSTEMcareers.IfoundedProjectSYNCEREwithtwootherAfricanAmericanmenwho,intheprimeofourengineeringandfinancecareers,sawaneedtocreateopportunitiesforyouthofcolortogainentryintoSTEMfields.ProjectSYNCEREgivespractical“ENpowerment”thatguidesblackandbrownchildrentoseethemselvesasnecessarycontributorstotheworld.Foroverthreeyears,ScottGreenberg,togetherwithSMASHotels,hasbeenanimportantengagedpartnerandsponsorforProjectSYNCERE,ensuringthesuccessofourChicago-centricmissiontobenefitunderservedChicagoyouth.Inaddition,forthepastthreeyears,ScottGreenberghasbeenanactive,authenticallyengagedboardmemberforProjectSYNCERE.Hecontinuestodrivethoughtfulleadershipthroughhisinvolvementontheboardinsupportofourcommunityofstudents.ChrisLai,theCo-founderofSMASH-Interactive,isaproductofCPS.ForChris,theideaofgivingbacktotheChicagoSchoolsisalsoveryimportanttohim.In8thgradeatCPS,ChrisLaibenefitedfromCPSpartnershipswithlocalmuseumsanduniversitiesbyattendingroboticscampsthatsparkedhisinterestinengineering.

ESPORTS PARTNERSHIP

Third Party VR Content

Exclusive VR Arena

Top Publishers

18M hrs watch/ wk

120M MAU/Players

League of Legends

8M hrs watch/wk

20M MAU/Players

CS:GO

933k hrs watch/wk

1M MAU/Players

Super Smash Bro

8M hrs watch/wk

40M MAU/Players

Overwatch

Top tier games has the potential to bring hundreds user to venue and millions to our brand online

MAU = Monthly Active Users

Top Games

● 2500 S. Wabash is currently zoned C1-

5 Commercial zoning district and M1-3

Manufacturing zoning district and will

be rezoned to C2-3 Commercial zoning

district and then to a Planned

Development.

● 2617 S. Wabash is currently zoned M1-

3 Manufacturing zoning district and will

be rezoned to B2-1 Business zoning

district. Subsequently, the applicant

will file an application for a special use

to establish this site as a 90 car off-site

parking facility for the Esports center at

2500 S Wabash.

● CTA under ‘L’ parking: The applicant

is leasing 27 spaces from the

Chicago Transit Authority for

additional parking. These spaces

are located below the Green Line ‘L’,

across the alley to the west of the

Esports facility.

ZONING

Existing and Modified Zoning

AREA ZONING MAP

USAGE MAP

VIEW FROM BRONZEVILLE LOFTS

VIEW NORTH FROM 2550 S.WABASH

WABASH - EAST ELEVATION

25th - NORTH ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

BUILDING SECTION

SITE AERIALS

East Bound (830’ away) T/ Sign – 60’-0”

East Bound (200’ away) T/ Sign – 60’-0”

State Street (570’ away) T/ Sign – 60’-0”

CTA Tracks (200’ away) T/ Sign – 60’-0”

West Bound (600’ away) T/ Sign – 67’-6

West Bound (350’ away) T/ Sign – 67’-6