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Crystal Bay Estates
Crystal Bay Estates is the largest new home program in Grant-Valkaria, and it is not close. Almost every house here is builder construction from 2023 through 2025, on lots from about a quarter acre up to a full acre, with a three car garage as the norm. D.R. Horton builds it, and it shares a gate and an amenity deck with Crystal Bay next door.
Crystal Bay Estates In Grant-Valkaria, Florida
Crystal Bay Estates is the section of the Senne Road development that D.R. Horton built out most heavily, and it operates as the larger sibling to Crystal Bay. Cameo Drive is the spine, with Alabaster Drive, Agate Drive, Zircon Lane, Serpentine Court and Morganite Place branching off it. The mineral street naming continues from the earlier phases, moving from common stones to rarer ones as the plats moved west and north.
The houses are bigger here. They run 2,020 to 3,386 square feet against a typical 2,319, where the adjoining Crystal Bay section is closer to 2,000. Three and four car bays are the standard rather than the upgrade, and three car garages appear on most homes. Four bedroom, three bath layouts dominate, with five bedroom two story plans at the top end. Everything is concrete block with stucco under a shingle roof.
Lot size is where this section breaks from the rest of the development. Most homesites are about 0.23 acre, but the plat also carries parcels up to a full acre, which is a size you simply cannot get in the earlier phases. If a one acre homesite behind a gate is what you are after, this is the only place in Grant-Valkaria that offers it with public water and public sewer already in the street.
Assessments are quarterly. Most owners pay $196, with $195.50, $238 and $244.50 schedules attached to other addresses depending on whether the parcel falls in the Phase Two or Phase Three association. The money funds a clubhouse, a community pool, a fitness center, pickleball, bocce, a dog park, common area grounds maintenance and the gate. Management is off site and professional, so decisions here move through a manager rather than a neighbor.
Two numbers set expectations. Typical value is $469,990, around $192 a square foot. And homes here take about seventy five days to sell, which is long for new construction and reflects the reality that you are competing with a builder who has inventory, plans, incentives and patience. That is useful to know whether you are buying or, three years from now, reselling into the same supply.
Crystal Bay Estates At A Glance
Crystal Bay Estates at a glance, from lot sizes to assessments.
| Detail | What you get |
|---|---|
| Detail | Value |
| Location | West off US 1 at Senne Road, Grant-Valkaria 32949 |
| Builder | D.R. Horton |
| Built | 2023 to 2025, about 2024 typical |
| Home size | 2,020 to 3,386 square feet, about 2,319 typical |
| Bedrooms | Three to five, with two to four baths |
| Lot size | 0.22 acre up to a full acre, about 0.23 typical |
| Construction | Concrete block and stucco, shingle roofs |
| Association | Mandatory. Most commonly $196 per quarter, with $195.50, $238 and $244.50 schedules across the Phase Two and Phase Three associations, managed off site |
| Amenities | Clubhouse, community pool, fitness center, pickleball, bocce, dog park, grounds maintenance |
| Gated | Yes, security gate at the entrance |
| Utilities | Public water and public sewer |
| Garage | Three car on most homes |
| Water frontage | Nineteen properties on a lake or pond, with lake views on well over half |
| Pools | None. No private pool has been built here yet |
| Streets | Cameo, Alabaster, Agate, Zircon, Serpentine, Morganite |
| Price range | $386,250 to $653,625, typical $469,990, about $192 a square foot |
Crystal Bay Estates Details
A Three Car Garage On Almost Everything
In most of Brevard County a third bay is a paid option. Here it is close to standard, and several plans push to four. In a rural town where people own trailers, boats and yard equipment, that garage is doing real work, and it is a large part of why this section prices above the adjoining phase.
One Acre Homesites Behind The Gate
The plat carries parcels ranging from about 0.22 acre to a full acre. A one acre lot with public water and sewer, a gate and an amenity package does not exist anywhere else in Grant-Valkaria, where an acre normally means a well, a septic tank and no association at all.
No Private Pools Yet
Not one home here has a private pool. In a community this new that is normal, but it means two things. Screened pool enclosures will start appearing as owners settle in, and until they do, the community pool is the pool. Check what the association allows before you plan a build.
Two Associations, One Development
Addresses here fall under the Phase Two or Phase Three association depending on where the parcel sits, and the quarterly figure moves with it. Do not assume the number quoted on one street applies on the next. Get the estoppel and the governing documents for the specific address.
Seventy Five Days Is Normal Here
Homes in this section take roughly seventy five days to sell, which is slower than most of south Brevard County. That is what it looks like to sell alongside an active builder with standing inventory and incentives. It is worth understanding before you buy, because it will be your competition when you resell.
Rare Minerals For Street Names
The earlier phases took the common stones: topaz, quartz, marble, amethyst. This section got agate, zircon, serpentine and morganite. It is a small thing, but it is a reliable way to tell which plat you are standing in when the houses all look related.
Homes For Sale In Crystal Bay Estates
Current availability in Crystal Bay Estates is below. Both builder inventory and owner resales appear here, and they are very different purchases, so read each listing carefully before comparing prices.
Crystal Bay Estates Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the builder at Crystal Bay Estates?
D.R. Horton. Construction has run from 2023 into 2025 across a set of repeating floor plans in concrete block and stucco with shingle roofs. Nearly every property in the community is builder construction rather than resale.
What do the association dues cover?
The most common assessment is $196 per quarter, with several other schedules in use depending on which phase association the address falls under. Dues fund the gate, the clubhouse, the community pool, the fitness center, pickleball, bocce, the dog park and common area grounds maintenance, all managed off site.
How big are the lots?
From about 0.22 acre to a full acre, with roughly 0.23 typical. The one acre parcels are the outliers and they price accordingly. Confirm the acreage on the survey rather than the marketing material, because the difference between 0.22 and 1.0 is the largest single price factor here.
Is Crystal Bay Estates on well and septic?
No. Public water and public sewer serve the community, which is rare in Grant-Valkaria and removes the well and septic inspections that come with almost every other address in this town.
Are there waterfront homes?
Nineteen properties front a lake or pond, and lake, water or pond views are recorded on a large share of the rest. These are amenity and stormwater lakes rather than navigable water, so they are for the view and the wildlife rather than for a dock.
How is this different from Crystal Bay?
Same gate, same amenities, same management, different plats. Crystal Bay Estates runs larger homes on generally larger lots with three car garages and a typical value near $469,990. The Crystal Bay section is closer to $399,999 typical with smaller plans and a two car garage more often than not.
Why do the homes take so long to sell?
About seventy five days is typical here. When a builder is still delivering inventory in the same community, a resale is competing with new product, incentives and a model home. That pressure eases as the plats finish out, but it is the current reality and you should price for it.
Is it a good fit if I want land?
Only if you land one of the acre parcels. The typical 0.23 acre homesite is a conventional subdivision lot. Grant-Valkaria has plenty of acreage a few miles west along Grant Road and Old Dixie Highway, but it comes with wells, septic systems and no association.
Cameo Drive, Grant-Valkaria 32949
The entrance is off US 1 at Senne Road, heading west, in the southern third of the Town of Grant-Valkaria. Past the gate, Cameo Drive runs deepest into the plat, with Alabaster, Agate, Zircon, Serpentine and Morganite off it. Some directions to the community also route in from Valkaria Road to the north, which is the way to come if you are approaching from Babcock Street rather than from the river.
US 1 is your artery. North it runs to Malabar, Palm Bay and Melbourne; south it reaches Micco, Barefoot Bay and Sebastian. I-95 is picked up at Malabar Road, exit 173, roughly four miles inland, or at exit 156 for County Road 512 if you are heading south. Melbourne is about half an hour, Sebastian about fifteen minutes. Grant-Valkaria sits inland of the barrier island, so the ocean means crossing a causeway.
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Considering Crystal Bay Estates?
Buying from a builder is a negotiation about incentives, lot premiums, timing and which upgrades hold value, not about the sticker price on the sign. Bring representation to your first visit, because most builders will not add it later. My partner Nichole and I work this development regularly and can tell you what a specific homesite is worth against the rest of the section. Call or text (321) 212-7676.
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