Looking for a low-cost quality house? Maxiton Homes may just have what you need

By Evans Ongwae

Maxiton Homes is making its contribution towards the Government’s Big 4 Agenda on affordable housing. It is developing low-cost but quality housing units on Kangundo Road as its direct contribution to the national goal of providing affordable houses to as many people as possible.

The firm’s director, Samuel Kagiri, says the target is to build at least 100 units every year, starting next year. It will then increase the numbers by 30 to 50 percent in each subsequent year. This means doing about 150 houses in 2022, and more than 200 in 2023, then 300 in 2024.

Mr Kagiri says expanding the number of houses the firm builds each year will depend on the market’s response. He is, however, optimistic that demand for affordable houses will remain firm, or even grow, spurring Maxiton to build more units.

The real estate developer explains that the firm’s chosen area of development is a cause for optimism. This is because land is more affordable on Kangundo Road than in other parts neighbouring Nairobi County. He cites places such as Kitengela (in Kajiado County), Kikuyu (in Kiambu County), Thika Road (largely in Kiambu County) as more expensive to buy land. The firm is, however, looking for affordable land in these areas too, besides Kangundo Road, to develop houses for individuals who prefer to live there.

Mr Kagiri adds that cheaper land makes it possible to build affordable units. That is why his firm has kept the price of three-bedroom, master en suite bungalows at Ksh3.75 million or less.

“Our houses are of good quality and we invite clients to come and see the projects as we construct,” he says, explaining the firm’s sites are open to current and prospective home buyers.

Maxiton is currently selling its second project, Rockwell 2, on Kangundo Road. The project comprises 13 standalone units sitting on 40 by 80 feet plots in a gated community. Of these, investors have already bought four. The location, he asserts, is superb, just 300 metres off tarmac.

The firm’s first estate, Rockwell, comprised 11 units that sold at Ksh3.5 million. It is just 100 metres off tarmac.

Mr Kagiri reveals that houses in the second project are bigger. Those in the first estate measured 112 square metres, while those in the second are 124 square metres. All houses have a pantry or store.

Owners of the houses receive individual titles when the units are handed over to them.

Typically, Maxiton leaves one unbuilt plot in each project. This green space is for recreation or meetings by the residents.

The real estate firm does cabro-paved roads within the estate. It provides parking for two vehicles per plot and leaves each homestead some extra space for garden farming. It also sinks boreholes for the community, and fits the houses’ roofs with gutters for residents to collect and conserve rain water in underground tanks. Another amenity available to the gated community is a common bio-digester.

People can buy the houses by paying cash upfront or depositing Ksh1.5 million and clearing the balance through instalments until construction is completed in six to eight months.

“Clients who have paid more than 70 percent of the price can access their ready units,” says Mr Kagiri.

What do clients say about the Maxiton bungalows?

“People are surprised at the quality of the houses we deliver,” says Mr Kagiri. He says off-plan can be a real benefit to many who intend to own homes but lack the full amount at the beginning of a project.

For more information about Maxiton Homes and its projects, click here.