Clutha District Council chief executive Steve Hill said it was possible to see work on the recently named "Plantation Heights" subdivision "starting to come through".
Construction of the 27ha residential development, bordered by Johnston Rd and McNeill St, began about November last year.
Mr Hill was happy with progress on the project.
"It’s good to see from the high ground some action happening," he said.
The main construction contract was awarded to SouthRoads at a tender of $2.55million.
The contract included road construction, installation of water, sewerage and storm-water pipes as well as landscaping.
The entire project was estimated to cost about $5.7million.
"I think people are starting to see a little bit more obvious physical signs coming through," Mr Hill said.
The council’s goal was to keep the project "rates neutral".
The council was also "carefully watching" the weather so the costs did not "blow out".
Mr Hill said whether the council was able to sell the available sections in the subdivision for the asking price could also affect the net cost.
About 58 sections were available for purchase at Plantation Heights.
"Are we able to sell the sections at the prices we want to?" Mr Hill wondered.
Interested buyers who registered for a "first right to make an offer" would be notified of an agreed sales price for the lot they registered for.
Mr Hill also hoped to host a walk-over day in February so keen buyers could see how work on the subdivision was progressing.
"I think that’s important because realistically people would really like to see as much progress as possible on the particular lots they’re interested in before they commit to sale or purchase decisions."
Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan said a "heap of work" had happened since Christmas.
There was a lot of earthmoving completed and some roads were starting to take shape, he said.
He said it looked as though some were ready to be tarsealed.
The subdivision has been divided into 64 sections ranging in size from a 433sq m house section to a 3.33ha lifestyle block.
The six larger lifestyle blocks were not included among those for which buyers could register a "first right to purchase".
Work on the Plantation Heights subdivision was anticipated to be completed some time in May.
