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Grand Ballroom Pre-Function 3 at Pendry Chicago

Published dimensions

Grand Ballroom Pre-Function 3 is 4.6 x 13.1 m (15 x 43 ft), 60 m² (649 sq ft), with a 2.7 m (9 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 2.7 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 1 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 13.1 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 20 x 1 (4000 x 200 px, 156 kg, 3.2 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	17 x 2 = 34	10.2 x 0.7 m	13056 x 864	153 kg / 337 lb	3 kW, 14 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	20 x 1 = 20	10 x 0.5 m	4000 x 200	156 kg / 344 lb	3.2 kW, 15 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	20 x 1 = 20	10 x 0.5 m	2560 x 128	156 kg / 344 lb	2.8 kW, 13 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Grand Ballroom Pre-Function 3 holds about 0 theater seats, 0 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 0 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 6.1 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Pendry Chicago

Grand Ballroom - Pre-function16.2 x 25.6 m (53 x 84 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom12.2 x 23.8 m (40 x 78 ft) · 6.1 m ceiling
Gallery Ballroom6.4 x 33.5 m (21 x 110 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Grand 1 & 214.6 x 14.6 m (48 x 48 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Gallery 2, 3, 4, & 513.3 x 13.3 m (44 x 44 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Grand 2 & 313.2 x 13.2 m (43 x 43 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Gallery 1, 2, 3, 412.2 x 12.2 m (40 x 40 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Gallery 3, 4, & 511.9 x 11.9 m (39 x 39 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Chateau Carbide Rooftop East11.8 x 11.8 m (39 x 39 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Chateau Carbide Rooftop West11.8 x 11.8 m (39 x 39 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Grand 112.2 x 9.4 m (40 x 31 ft) · 6.1 m ceiling
Gallery 1, 2, & 310.5 x 10.5 m (34 x 34 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Pendry Chicago · Venues in Chicago