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Sheraton Chicago Ballroom at Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk

Published dimensions

Sheraton Chicago Ballroom is 39.3 x 94.5 m (129 x 310 ft), 3,714 m² (39,976 sq ft), with a 6.7 m (22 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 6.7 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 9 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 94.5 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 151 x 9 (30200 x 1800 px, 10,600 kg, 217.4 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	126 x 14 = 1764	75.6 x 4.7 m	96768 x 6048	7,938 kg / 17,500 lb	156.1 kW, 750 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	151 x 9 = 1359	75.5 x 4.5 m	30200 x 1800	10,600 kg / 23,369 lb	217.4 kW, 1045 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	151 x 9 = 1359	75.5 x 4.5 m	19328 x 1152	10,600 kg / 23,369 lb	190.3 kW, 915 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, Sheraton Chicago Ballroom holds about 8,066 theater seats, 3,299 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 2,268 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 87.5 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 AB (includes Promenade)83.2 x 45.8 m (273 x 150 ft) · 3.2 m ceiling
Chicago Ballroom VI - X38.4 x 48.8 m (126 x 160 ft) · 6.7 m ceiling
Sheraton Ballroom I - V38.1 x 48.8 m (125 x 160 ft) · 6.7 m ceiling
Sheraton Ballroom IV - VII38.1 x 47.5 m (125 x 156 ft) · 6.7 m ceiling
Riverwalk B45.3 x 38.5 m (149 x 126 ft) · 3.2 m ceiling
Riverwalk A39.9 x 37.8 m (131 x 124 ft) · 3.2 m ceiling
Sheraton Ballroom IV & V38.1 x 23.8 m (125 x 78 ft) · 6.7 m ceiling
Chicago Ballroom VI & VII38.4 x 23.6 m (126 x 77 ft) · 6.7 m ceiling
Chicago Ballroom VIII, IX & X38.4 x 20 m (126 x 66 ft) · 6.7 m ceiling
Sheraton Ballroom I, II & III34.7 x 20.1 m (114 x 66 ft) · 6.7 m ceiling
Chicago Ballroom IX & X25.3 x 20.1 m (83 x 66 ft) · 6.7 m ceiling
Chicago Ballroom VIII & IX25.3 x 20.1 m (83 x 66 ft) · 6.7 m ceiling

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