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The Grand Balcony at THE MIDLAND HOTEL, Chicago, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

Published dimensions

The Grand Balcony is 7.3 x 17.7 m (24 x 58 ft), 129 m² (1,391 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 17.7 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 28 x 7 (4704 x 1176 px, 1,960 kg, 36.3 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	23 x 10 = 230	13.8 x 3.4 m	7360 x 1800	1,104 kg / 2,434 lb	58.4 kW, 281 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	28 x 7 = 196	14 x 3.5 m	4704 x 1176	1,960 kg / 4,321 lb	36.3 kW, 174 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	28 x 7 = 196	14 x 3.5 m	3584 x 896	1,862 kg / 4,105 lb	31.4 kW, 151 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, The Grand Balcony holds about 100 theater seats, 41 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 28 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 10.7 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at THE MIDLAND HOTEL, Chicago, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

Great Room 116.5 x 23.5 m (54 x 77 ft) · 7.6 m ceiling
Great Room 225.3 x 9.1 m (83 x 30 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Industry 219.2 x 7 m (63 x 23 ft) · 2.7 m ceiling
Studio 612.8 x 5.5 m (42 x 18 ft) · 2.4 m ceiling
Workroom 25.8 x 11.3 m (19 x 37 ft) · 2.4 m ceiling
Industry 111.6 x 5.5 m (38 x 18 ft) · 2.4 m ceiling
Workroom 15.5 x 10.1 m (18 x 33 ft) · 2.4 m ceiling
Studio 39.8 x 4.6 m (32 x 15 ft) · 2.4 m ceiling
Studio 28.8 x 4.6 m (29 x 15 ft) · 2.4 m ceiling
Studio 18.2 x 4 m (27 x 13 ft) · 2.4 m ceiling
Studio 55.2 x 4.6 m (17 x 15 ft) · 2.4 m ceiling
Studio 45.5 x 4 m (18 x 13 ft) · 2.4 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at THE MIDLAND HOTEL, Chicago, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel · Venues in Chicago