The company has also teamed up with Waikato District Council to develop a recreational area in the business park, open to the public, containing streams and gullies to be turned into walking and running areas.
Stormwater ponds at the park will be extensively landscaped with the surrounding areas opened up for recreational use.
Waikato Milking Systems had already relocated to the park and Northgate was presently working with five other purchasers on the sale of further lots, he said. In total, 14 hectares had already been fully developed.
"It's the location which is really driving interest, next to the Waikato Expressway and with direct access to the North Island main trunk railway line."
There is growing interest from transport operators who want access to the railway line and have easy access to the expressway without facing resource consent issues or potential delays.
"We're working with two line haul and distribution companies and expect them to be on board in the next four months."
Mr Lee confirmed he had been in discussions with both the Ports of Auckland and Port of Tauranga along with Fonterra. "Major players can see the attributes and potential of the site," he said.
"We've right next to the Waikato Expressway, a stone's throw from industrial areas in Hamilton north and barely an hour's drive to Auckland or Tauranga. The whole package is here."
The estimated total value of the freight hub is around $100 million, but will depend wholly on users and land purchasers, Mr Lee said it could take five to 10 years to reach that value.
The development had the potential to pump "millions" into the Waikato economy via business relocations, new business start-ups and services that would be needed to support the logistics and freight centre, he said.
"There will be new jobs during the construction and build phase for sure, but I don't want to throw figures around."
Mr Lee said under rules imposed by the Waikato District Council, no retail development or stand-alone office development was allowed on the site.
"That's not was this is about. This is an industrial business park, part of which is a logistics and freight centre that we think will become a major export/import player in terms of North Island distribution."
Neighbours have been consulted by Northgate Developments, and Mr Lee said all consent conditions would be easily met including those around noise and traffic movements.
A large bund - up to 100m wide in places, and 10m high - will be constructed to act as an acoustic and aesthetic buffer for the development.
The land has been owned since 2005 the company is now keen to get moving with developments and are aiming for completion of earthworks by 2017, depending on the uptake of land.