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Great Lakes Ballrooms at Sable at Navy Pier Chicago, Curio Collection by Hilton

Published dimensions

Great Lakes Ballrooms is 45.7 x 7.6 m (150 x 25 ft), 347 m² (3,738 sq ft), with a 3 m (10 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 3 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 2 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 45.7 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 73 x 2 (14600 x 400 px, 1,139 kg, 23.4 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	60 x 3 = 180	36 x 1 m	46080 x 1296	810 kg / 1,786 lb	15.9 kW, 77 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	73 x 2 = 146	36.5 x 1 m	14600 x 400	1,139 kg / 2,511 lb	23.4 kW, 112 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	73 x 2 = 146	36.5 x 1 m	9344 x 256	1,139 kg / 2,511 lb	20.4 kW, 98 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, Great Lakes Ballrooms holds about 585 theater seats, 239 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 164 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 38.7 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Sable at Navy Pier Chicago, Curio Collection by Hilton

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Offshore Rooftop Semi-Private Event30.5 x 30.5 m (100 x 100 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Lirica Restaurant Main Dining Room15.2 x 15.2 m (50 x 50 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Lirica Private Dining Room & Chef's Table Area9.6 x 9.6 m (31 x 31 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Lobby9.6 x 9.6 m (31 x 31 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Huron Ballroom8.8 x 7.6 m (29 x 25 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Ontario Ballroom8.8 x 7.6 m (29 x 25 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Superior Ballroom8.8 x 7.6 m (29 x 25 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Erie Ballroom10.1 x 6.1 m (33 x 20 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Michigan Ballroom9.4 x 6.1 m (31 x 20 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Lirica Private Dining Room9.4 x 5.5 m (31 x 18 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at Sable at Navy Pier Chicago, Curio Collection by Hilton · Venues in Chicago