DeDonato Welcome Group has been acquiring and developing real estate projects for their own account and performing site construction services on a contract basis for over thirty years.  Current and future projects include development of residential building lots and retail, industrial and business park properties in the Puget Sound Region.  The Company also provides consulting services for landowners and troubled asset management for financial institutions. 

DeDonato and Welcome each have over 30 years experience in the real estate business and have combined to develop over 1,500 residential lots in the Puget Sound Region, as well as several commercial developments.

DeDonato’s background began in the mortgage banking business in 1976 and continued through 1988, during which time he was responsible for over $200 million in construction and permanent loans on single family, apartment, retail, office, hotel and industrial properties throughout the West Coast.  This experience was used in the subsequent development and sale of residential building   lots and/or homes in King, Snohomish, Pierce & Maui Counties as principal in various entities and   the development of commercial properties in Kirkland and Monroe, Washington.

Bob Welcome is the third of four Welcome generations in the road, highway and bridge construction business.  His background began in this field in 1966 and continues to this date, during which time   he has been founding partner of several companies involved in road and site construction, mining   and real estate development.  This includes Welcome Four, which purchased and developed the Fryelands, a 250 acre residential and commercial master planned community in Monroe, Washington.  Welcome founded RRJ Company, Inc. with his two sons in 2000, which has performed utility and site work for over 30 construction jobs in Western Washington, including the bulk of projects developed with DeDonato.