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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 A2 Pro wall runs 140 x 13 (23520 x 2184 px, 18,200 kg, 336.7 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	117 x 19 = 2223	70.2 x 6.4 m	37440 x 3420	10,670 kg / 23,524 lb	564.6 kW, 2715 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	140 x 13 = 1820	70 x 6.5 m	23520 x 2184	18,200 kg / 40,124 lb	336.7 kW, 1619 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	140 x 13 = 1820	70 x 6.5 m	17920 x 1664	17,290 kg / 38,118 lb	291.2 kW, 1400 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 A-I56.4 x 47.9 m (185 x 157 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom D-L56.4 x 47.9 m (185 x 157 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Ballroom of the Americas47.5 x 50.3 m (156 x 165 ft) · 7 m ceiling
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