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Chicago Ballroom 8 & 9 & 10 at Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk

Published dimensions

Chicago Ballroom 8 & 9 & 10 is 38.4 x 20.1 m (126 x 66 ft), 772 m² (8,308 sq ft), with a 5.5 m (18 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 5.5 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 7 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 38.4 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 61 x 7 (12200 x 1400 px, 3,331 kg, 68.3 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	51 x 10 = 510	30.6 x 3.4 m	39168 x 4320	2,295 kg / 5,060 lb	45.1 kW, 217 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	61 x 7 = 427	30.5 x 3.5 m	12200 x 1400	3,331 kg / 7,343 lb	68.3 kW, 328 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	61 x 7 = 427	30.5 x 3.5 m	7808 x 896	3,331 kg / 7,343 lb	59.8 kW, 287 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, Chicago Ballroom 8 & 9 & 10 holds about 1,528 theater seats, 625 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 429 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 31.4 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk

Riverwalk A & B85 x 74.7 m (279 x 245 ft) · 3.2 m ceiling
Sheraton Chicago Ballroom38.1 x 97.5 m (125 x 320 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Sheraton Ballroom (1-7)70.4 x 38.1 m (231 x 125 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Riverwalk B45.4 x 43.3 m (149 x 142 ft) · 3.2 m ceiling
Chicago Ballroom (6 - 10)38.4 x 48.8 m (126 x 160 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Sheraton Ballroom (1 - 5)38.1 x 48.8 m (125 x 160 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Sheraton Center (4 - 7)38.1 x 47.5 m (125 x 156 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Riverwalk A39.6 x 31.4 m (130 x 103 ft) · 3.2 m ceiling
Ballroom Promenade15.2 x 79.2 m (50 x 260 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Chicago Ballroom 6 & 738.4 x 23.8 m (126 x 78 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Sheraton Ballroom 4 & 538.1 x 23.8 m (125 x 78 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Sheraton Ballroom 1 & 2 & 334.7 x 20.1 m (114 x 66 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk · Venues in Chicago