Hollander Investments’ hotel construction plan could fulfill the Foss Waterway Development Authority’s long-held desire to bring guest lodging to the waterway.

The authority has struggled unsuccessfully for five years with two developers to get a hotel built on the formerly industrial inlet of Commencement Bay.

But while Hollander appears to have better access to money than prior developers and ample prior hotel construction and operational experience, much remains to be done before ground-breaking can happen. Hollander Investments built and operates downtown’s Courtyard by Marriott and two other hotels, both in Puyallup, in Pierce County.

The Hollanders are very good at what they do. Plus they’re local which might help. I have high hopes that they’ll get this going.