The Team
Pasquale Barone - Owner | Developer | Construction Manager
Pasquale has been involved in residential and commercial development for over 35 years. He has worked on every facet including new design, building and remodeling both in Canada and Hood River, Oregon.
Pasquale’s love for quality construction and design shows in all his projects and he firmly believes unused historic buildings deserve a new life becoming an asset to the community. This shows in the restoration of the Historic Hood River Hotel, which he and his wife purchased and completely remodeled in 1988. In 2000, after operating a hotel and restaurant for 12 years, he sold it and continued his love of building with the development of the residential neighborhood of Willow Ponds in Hood River, Oregon.
Pasquale works with all entities of development and construction including public agencies, engineers, architects, sub-contractors, realtors and potential clients. The Union Building had been in the works for over 20 years and he is excited to finally watch the residential side of the building come to fruition, seeing that it has brought new life and energy to Industrial Avenue and downtown Hood River.
Jacquie Barone - Owner | Developer | Designer
Jacquie has been involved in residential and commercial development since she and Pasquale began restoration of the Hood River Hotel in 1988. After working in the hospitality industry until 2000, she too got back into development, partnering with Pasquale in the Willow Ponds residential development. Jacquie is now the lead developer of Phases 4 and 5 of the Willow Ponds neighborhood, striving to create Hood River’s greenest, low impact development. https://www.willowponds.com
Jacquie also works with various entities in the design, construction, and building phases of the Barone projects. She enjoys the creative side of interior and exterior design, repurposing of reclaimed materials and landscape design. She has worked on designing and installing private and public gardens as well as green roof installations.
Being involved in all facets of the development process allows Jacquie to work directly with clients designing and creating spaces that suit each of their needs. Once again, Jacquie and Pasquale will work hand in hand, creating livable spaces in the new Union Building Lofts.
Rob Simons, Klaus Budde, Carl Perron - Project Designers
The Union Building is an extensive project consisting of commercial and residential uses. Thus, it has taken a team of creative minds including designers Rob Simons, Klaus Budde and Carl Perron.
Rob Simons was the initial project designer for the Willow Ponds residential development. He brings creative solutions for small spaces derived from his experience of growing up in Europe and his desire to create projects that are sustainable and eco friendly.
Mike Butterfield and Anna Butterfield - Consultants | Contractors
Mike has been involved in construction of commercial and residential projects for over 40 years. He is well known for his fine craftsmanship and artistry. He has designed several homes and uses his artistic abilities to create interesting details on everything he works on.
Both he and Anna are experienced in concrete, welding and wood construction and anyone who knows their work knows that it’s not just the quality of what shows on the outside but what the quality is inside. This can be seen in the perfection of rebar work hidden deep inside all the concrete work.
Mike loves the study of art, architecture and sculpture, all of which enable him to see new perspectives and create new ideas for each project. Mike and Anna have worked with the Barone family for over twenty years, designing and building houses in Willow Ponds before beginning the Union Building restoration. Mike continues to work with Pasquale in providing consulting for the next ten units.
UB Construction Team - Construction
Working on site, alongside Pasquale Barone, is a well trained construction crew, as well as qualified drywall, plumbing, and HVAC teams.
Kesia Barone - Interior Design | Website Design | Real Estate Broker
Kesia has a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and brings a fresh perspective to interior design as well as her marketing skills in web layout and design. Kesia is the daughter of developers, Pasquale and Jacquie Barone, and continues to follow in their footsteps, running her own architecture and design company, in addition to being a licensed real estate broker in Oregon.