Commanding a proud presence on George Street since 1922, the former East Maitland Masonic Hall is one of the suburb’s most instantly recognisable buildings and now, for the first time in generations, it is offered to the market.
Behind the classical rendered pediment, ionic pilasters and dentil moulding lies a substantial single-level hall with soaring ceilings, natural clerestory light, and a scale rarely found in today’s residential stock. Original timber floors run beneath the main lodge room, while the adjoining supper room, kitchen, meeting rooms and amenities offer immediate, workable floorplan bones ready for a considered restoration or full reimagining.
Set across three separate titles (Lots 1, 2 & 3 DP1027399) with a long, deep landholding, wide side access and a rear yard, the property presents a genuinely rare combination of architectural presence, versatile internal volumes, and multi-lot flexibility; all within a short walk of East Maitland’s caf&aecute;s, shops and rail station, and only minutes to Maitland CBD, Green Hills and the M1.

Key features:
* Landmark 1922 building, purpose-built as the Masonic Hall — instantly recognisable brick facade with rendered pediment, columns and pilasters
* Main lodge room with high ceilings, natural light and character timber floors
* Adjoining supper room, kitchen, meeting rooms, bathroom and ancillary spaces
* Three separate titles: Lot 1, 2 & 3 / DP1027399 offering long-term subdivision or staged development potential (STCA)
* Zoned R1 General Residential under Maitland LEP 2011
* Minimum lot size 450 m2 — supports a wide range of permitted residential outcomes (STCA)
* Not listed as an individual heritage item on the current NSW Planning Portal mapping, and not within a mapped Heritage Conservation Area for this parcel (buyers to confirm via a Section 10.7 Planning Certificate)
* Level, walkable position just moments to East Maitland shops, Lawes Street precinct and rail
* Approx. 5 minutes to Maitland CBD, Green Hills Shopping Centre and the New Maitland Hospital precinct
Opportunity
Under the R1 General Residential zone, a broad mix of residential and community uses are permitted with council consent from dwelling houses, dual occupancies, multi-dwelling housing and residential flat buildings, through to boarding houses, seniors housing, community facilities, places of public worship, childcare centres and neighborhood shops (subject to Maitland City Council consent).

Combined with three separate titles and a landholding of this depth, the possibilities are genuinely broad:
* Signature single residence — a character conversion of the hall into a ‘warehouse-style’ home unlike anything else in the Hunter
* Live-in / work-from residence with studio, gallery, wellness, function or creative use (STCA)
* Restoration to community, cultural or events use retaining the building’s original public character (STCA)
* Multi-dwelling / townhouse redevelopment across the three lots (STCA)
* Land-bank hold with immediate rental or short-term event income potential
All redevelopment or change-of-use options are subject to Maitland City Council consent — full due diligence encouraged.

East Maitland is one of the Hunter’s most tightly held and rapidly appreciating pockets, anchored by the Green Hills retail precinct, the New Maitland Hospital, quality public and private schooling, and direct rail access to Newcastle and Sydney. From George Street you are:
* A short walk to East Maitland’s Lawes Street shops, caf&aecute;s and rail station
* Approx. 5 minutes’ drive to Maitland CBD and Stockland Green Hills
* Approx. 25 minutes to Newcastle
* Approx. 35 minutes to Hunter Valley wine country
* Direct M1 access to Sydney

Properties of this scale, character and multi-title flexibility rarely present in East Maitland. Whether you are a discerning owner-occupier seeking a landmark residence, a developer seeking a strategic infill site, or an investor seeking a genuinely irreplaceable asset .
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