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When is the Times Square Tri-Pack Hotel Going to Open?

Last year, we briefly mentioned architect Gene Kaufman's tri-pack hotel coming to 39th Street in Times Square: the plan wasn't exactly like one of those Yum Brands Taco Bell/Pizza Hut hybrid restaurant concepts where the brands share staff and public space (though it would be kinda fun to stay in a Ritz-Carlton while the kiddies stayed down the hall in a Courtyard by Marriott, no?) Rather, the idea of the Times Square tri-pack is just three hotel brands — a Holiday Inn Express, a Candlewood Suites and a Hampton Inn — sharing a single, 36-story building.

The Hampton Inn is moving in at 337 West 39th Street, the Candlewood at 339 and the Holiday Inn Express at 343 — and we'd heard some faint whispers on the tipline that the doors on all three would be open by the end of March.

But we checked the websites of all three hotels and none are accepting reservations anytime soon. The Hampton Inn will accept bookings for May 15th forward, the Holiday Inn Express will accept June 1st rezzies and the Candlewood lists June 9th.

Anyone got any dirt on the official opening date of the 39th Street tri-pack? Send 'em over.