MegaChess for Your Apartments

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We have a free chess park
design guideline developed
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Apartment & Condominium Managers

As tenants focus on the quality of life provided by apartments and condominiums, managers have to respond in order to maintain the quality of their tenants.

Cost: Compared to the development of almost any property improvement, MegaChess requires nothing but a checkerboard of tiles and benches for the observers. This is often a multi-use area in a garden or patio.
Liability: We live in a litigious world with insurance rates skyrocketing around pools, athletic fields, barbecues, and even exercise equipment. Few quality-of-life improvements can compete with the lack of exposure of a chess game.

Which Chess Set?

Upscale apartments & condominiums should focus on teak or oak. For retirement homes, the 24" size is the best mix of elegance and ease of lift.

Lots of kids? Go with plastic.

Want to test the waters? Get a plastic set, and see how it works. If it becomes popular, you can always donate it to a local school or club for the tax write-off – and then get the teak set.

Tip: Put the chessboard, typically tile, along a road for curb appeal. Near your vacancy sign sends a message about who should apply.

Audience: Consider the demographics of chess players compared to the nationwide average: intellectual, quiet, and affluent. Is this the type of tenant you seek?
Multiple Use: Checkerboard tiles can serve as a multi-use patio area or even the floor of a cafeteria, and can be moved much easier than a swimming pool or playground. Rain, cold, or dark — a MegaChess game can still happen.
Marketing: Consider a picture in your brochure of a couple of chess players with their kids moving huge MegaChess pieces. Would that speak to your best prospective tenants?
Age Spectrum: Some senior tenants may not see much value in your tennis courts, and unsupervised kids may not be able to enjoy your pool, but everyone can enjoy a MegaChess game.
Tenant Relations: We all would like our tenants to form bonds with one another. It reduces turnover and increases a family attitude to common area maintenance. Provide a signup list for chess players by proficiency, and watch friendships form over MegaChess games.