Essex Ballroom at The Westin Copley Place, Boston
Essex Ballroom is 33.8 x 22.6 m (111 x 74 ft), 764 m² (8,223 sq ft), with a 4.6 m (15 ft) ceiling.
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LED wall that fits
Under a 4.6 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 5 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 33.8 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 54 x 5 (10800 x 1000 px, 2,106 kg, 43.2 kW).
| Panel | Pitch | Wall (cols x rows) | Size | Resolution | Weight | Power (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absen KLCOB 0.78 | 0.78 mm | 45 x 8 = 360 | 27 x 2.7 m | 34560 x 3456 | 1,620 kg / 3,571 lb | 31.9 kW, 153 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 | 2.5 mm | 54 x 5 = 270 | 27 x 2.5 m | 10800 x 1000 | 2,106 kg / 4,643 lb | 43.2 kW, 208 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL3.9 Plus V2 | 3.9 mm | 54 x 5 = 270 | 27 x 2.5 m | 6912 x 640 | 2,106 kg / 4,643 lb | 37.8 kW, 182 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, Essex Ballroom holds about 1,510 theater seats, 618 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 424 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 26.8 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.
Other rooms at The Westin Copley Place, Boston
- America Ballroom46.3 x 30.8 m (152 x 101 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
- Essex Ballroom Foyer32.6 x 32.3 m (107 x 106 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
- America Ballroom Foyer24.7 x 35.4 m (81 x 116 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
- America South18 x 30.8 m (59 x 101 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
- America North14.3 x 30.8 m (47 x 101 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
- Staffordshire19.2 x 22.6 m (63 x 74 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- America Center14 x 30.8 m (46 x 101 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
- Essex South15.8 x 22.6 m (52 x 74 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
- St. George26.5 x 9.8 m (87 x 32 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
- The Huntington Ballroom35.1 x 7 m (115 x 23 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
- Essex Center8.8 x 22.6 m (29 x 74 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
- Essex North8.8 x 22.6 m (29 x 74 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at The Westin Copley Place, Boston · Venues in Boston