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A brand-new residential living opportunity is coming to Maitland in a convenient and scenic location.
The Loxford is part of a 2000 hectare parcel of land off Cessnock Road being brought to life by award-winning Hunter-based property developers, McCloy Group and Stevens Group.
Managed by the McCloy Group, The Loxford will see approximately 2000 new homesites created in the local community, with homesites proposed to range from 450 to over 1000 square meters.
Future residents of all stages of life can look forward to enjoying the untapped potential these residential homesites will offer and the environmental preservation that comes with the project’s 800 hectares of conservation land.
The Loxford will be a hallmark McCloy development spanning across two LGA’s, encompassing residential land, business park land and industrial land, located on the former Hydro aluminium smelter site.
This project not only provides housing but much needed lifestyle and employment opportunities to bring ongoing prosperity to the region.
“With over 2000 residential lots it provides us with the ability to create a genuine town centre,” McCloy Group Development Director Shane Boslem said.
“There are economic overlays for substantial population mass and that will see potential for small format supermarkets, supporting shops, schools, childcare centres, retirement villages, sporting facilities including cricket and soccer fields, a community building and multicourt indoor centres.
“The Loxford has so much scale and the horizons are so broad in terms of the components that can be brought together.
“It’s very exciting to be involved in.”
Positioned in a strategic transport interchange location The Loxford and its future residents and businesses will be able to capitalise on an expanding Hunter Valley logistics hub.
The area offers excellent connectivity to nearby centres of Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, East Maitland and Central Maitland with access to the Newcastle City Centre only 40 minutes away via the Hunter Expressway and the M1 Pacific Motor Way connection to Sydney.
“The project is truly located in a sweet spot close to infrastructure, the expressway, access to rail, proximity to sewer, water and power infrastructure,” Shane said.
“The site sits within the Greater Newcastle Metropolitan as a housing release area and complements the urban expansion already seen around Maitland and Kurri.
“One very significant benefit that this project provides to the broader community is flood immunity to Gillieston Heights.
“When the project is completed the people of Gillieston Heights will no longer be isolated during times of flooding.
“The former owners of the aluminium site were excellent corporate citizens in terms of environmental monitoring and our biodiversity stewardship will continue to build on that.
“The aluminium smelter was part of the fabric of the local area, not only through the employment of just over 1,000 workers at its peak, but also the sponsorship of local sporting teams.
“This development will look to continue that in terms of initial construction jobs and then full-time employment that arises out of new enterprises moving into our industrial and business parks.”
McCloy Group is hoping to gain approval for the first 350 homesite lots in December, with sales scheduled to open next year.
“Everything is on the cusp as we move from the Masterplan stage into construction next year,” Shane said.
Both the McCloy and Stevens groups are synonymous with high-quality and large-scale property development projects across the Hunter Region of New South Wales.
The two property groups have enjoyed ongoing business interactions over several decades. More recently, in the residential community and industrial land sectors.
These recent ventures have proven extremely successful, with the two groups sharing aligned philosophies on delivering the highest possible standard of quality to exceed market expectations.
“We have a reputation that we complete what we do; that we’re in there for the long haul – that’s our philosophy,” company owner Jeff McCloy said.
Sites like The Loxford epitomise that commitment and also showcase the appeal of the wider Hunter Region from a development perspective.
“That attractiveness really came out during the Covid years,” Shane said.
“People realised they can work from home in a region where you can afford a brand new home on a generous block near beaches and vineyards where you don’t feel like you’re living in a highly congested city.
“That better balance between work and lifestyle is a major factor and the secret is really out now.
“The region is also a major employment generator and I think that’s only going to increase in scale when you look at things like the airport going from strength to strength, the RAAF base and emerging aerospace industries, the hospitals and university.
“We also now have a federally legislated renewable energy platform for net zero and that will generate investment and draw a lot of employment.
“The Hunter was literally the powerhouse of the state in terms of electricity generation and moving forward it has the infrastructure in terms of poles and wires in place to drive the new economy forward, in whatever shape that may take.
“New industries will be able to leverage that and our site is very well positioned.
“The scale of what’s possible here with The Loxford is what is really attractive and exciting not only for the residents but also for the region.
“You can really do something unique and provide high quality and desirable urban outcomes.”
REGION REBORN | 26th NOVEMBER 2022