Great Lakes Grand Ballroom at The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago
Great Lakes Grand Ballroom is 22.3 x 32.9 m (73 x 108 ft), 734 m² (7,897 sq ft), with a 4 m (13 ft) ceiling.
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LED wall that fits
Under a 4 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 4 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 32.9 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 52 x 4 (10400 x 800 px, 1,622 kg, 33.3 kW).
| Panel | Pitch | Wall (cols x rows) | Size | Resolution | Weight | Power (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absen KLCOB 0.78 | 0.78 mm | 43 x 6 = 258 | 25.8 x 2 m | 33024 x 2592 | 1,161 kg / 2,560 lb | 22.8 kW, 110 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 | 2.5 mm | 52 x 4 = 208 | 26 x 2 m | 10400 x 800 | 1,622 kg / 3,577 lb | 33.3 kW, 160 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL3.9 Plus V2 | 3.9 mm | 52 x 4 = 208 | 26 x 2 m | 6656 x 512 | 1,622 kg / 3,577 lb | 29.1 kW, 140 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 Grand Ballroom holds about 1,443 theater seats, 590 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 406 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 25.9 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.
Other rooms at The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago
- Ontario and Erie28.3 x 18.6 m (93 x 61 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
- Michigan Ballroom16.8 x 30.2 m (55 x 99 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
- Michigan I-II30.2 x 16.8 m (99 x 55 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
- Great Lakes West22.3 x 17.1 m (73 x 56 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- Great Lakes East22.3 x 15.5 m (73 x 51 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- Chicago Ballroom17.1 x 18.9 m (56 x 62 ft) · 3 m ceiling
- Millennium Park25 x 12.2 m (82 x 40 ft) · 2.4 m ceiling
- Great Lakes 3 (D and E)22.6 x 10.7 m (74 x 35 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- Great Lakes Foyer26.5 x 9.1 m (87 x 30 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- Great Lakes 2 (Prefunction & C)20.1 x 11.3 m (66 x 37 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- Great Lakes 1 (A and B)20.1 x 10.7 m (66 x 35 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- Huron Room28.3 x 6.1 m (93 x 20 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago · Venues in Chicago