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Grand Ballroom, Pre-function area at Hilton Americas-Houston

Published dimensions

Grand Ballroom, Pre-function area is 88.1 x 14 m (289 x 46 ft), 1,233 m² (13,276 sq ft), with a 8.5 m (28 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 8.5 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 13 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 88.1 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 140 x 13 (28000 x 2600 px, 14,196 kg, 291.2 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	117 x 19 = 2223	70.2 x 6.4 m	89856 x 8208	10,004 kg / 22,054 lb	196.7 kW, 946 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	140 x 13 = 1820	70 x 6.5 m	28000 x 2600	14,196 kg / 31,297 lb	291.2 kW, 1400 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	140 x 13 = 1820	70 x 6.5 m	17920 x 1664	14,196 kg / 31,297 lb	254.8 kW, 1225 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 area holds about 2,554 theater seats, 1,044 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 718 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 81.1 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

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Grand Ballroom D-L56.4 x 47.9 m (185 x 157 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
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Grand Ballroom D-I37.2 x 47.9 m (122 x 157 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom A-F36 x 47.9 m (118 x 157 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom G-L36 x 47.9 m (118 x 157 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom BCEF32.9 x 35.7 m (108 x 117 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom HIKL32.9 x 35.7 m (108 x 117 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom ABDE32 x 35.7 m (105 x 117 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom GHJK32 x 35.7 m (105 x 117 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Ballroom of the Americas ABC47.5 x 23.2 m (156 x 76 ft) · 7 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at Hilton Americas-Houston · Venues in Houston