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Crystal Lakes Estates
Crystal Lakes Estates is a recorded plat name attached to a small handful of parcels inside the gated Crystal Bay development off Senne Road. Every one of them is the same D.R. Horton floor plan: 2,020 square feet, four bedrooms, three baths, a three car garage, built in 2024 on a quarter acre. Same gate, same amenities, same $196 quarterly assessment.
Crystal Lakes Estates In Grant-Valkaria, Florida
If you have been searching Grant-Valkaria and this name appeared without a map pin you recognized, here is the plain answer. Crystal Lakes Estates is a plat label recorded on a small number of homesites inside the same gated community you reach from US 1 at Senne Road. The addresses sit on Cameo Drive, Alabaster Drive, Agate Drive, Serpentine Court and Morganite Place, which are the same streets that carry Crystal Bay Estates.
What makes it unusual is the uniformity. Every house is 2,020 square feet, four bedrooms, three full baths, a three car garage, finished in 2024 on a quarter acre lot. That is the D.R. Horton Madison plan, delivered with tile through the main living areas and quartz counters. Values have run from $399,000 to $429,700, typical $411,760, which works out to about $204 a square foot.
You get the full amenity package the rest of the development gets: clubhouse, community pool, fitness center, pickleball, bocce, dog park, and a security gate at the entrance. Assessments are $196 a quarter, handled by an off site manager rather than a volunteer board. Public water and public sewer serve the street, so there is no well and no septic tank here, which is genuinely rare in this town.
One number stands out. These homes have moved in about ten days, against roughly seventy five for the surrounding Crystal Bay Estates section. A single popular plan at a moderate price with a three car garage is an easy thing to sell. Just understand what you are buying: a conventional quarter acre subdivision lot in a town otherwise defined by two acre parcels, wells, barns and no association at all.
Crystal Lakes Estates At A Glance
Crystal Lakes Estates at a glance, and how it fits the larger development.
| Detail | What you get |
|---|---|
| Detail | Value |
| Location | Inside the gated Crystal Bay development, west off US 1 at Senne Road, Grant-Valkaria 32949 |
| Builder | D.R. Horton |
| Built | 2024 |
| Home size | 2,020 square feet, the Madison plan on every parcel |
| Bedrooms | Four, with three full baths |
| Lot size | 0.25 acre |
| Construction | Concrete block and stucco, shingle roofs |
| Association | Mandatory. $196 per quarter, managed off site |
| Amenities | Clubhouse, community pool, fitness center, pickleball, bocce, dog park |
| Gated | Yes, security gate at the entrance |
| Utilities | Public water and public sewer |
| Garage | Three car |
| Pools | No private pools on these parcels |
| Streets | Cameo Drive, Alabaster Drive, Agate Drive, Serpentine Court, Morganite Place |
| Price range | $399,000 to $429,700, typical $411,760, about $204 a square foot |
| Time to sell | About 10 days, unusually quick for this area |
Crystal Lakes Estates Details
It Is A Plat Name, Not A Separate Community
There is no second gate, no second clubhouse and no second pool. Crystal Lakes Estates parcels sit on the same streets, use the same amenities and pay the same association as their neighbors. If you searched the name and expected a distinct neighborhood, this is the clarification that saves you a wasted drive.
One Floor Plan, Repeated
Every home is the 2,020 square foot Madison: four bedrooms, three baths, three car garage. That makes valuation straightforward, since the houses are genuinely comparable and the only real variables are lot position, elevation and what the first owner added after closing.
Ten Days To Sell
These have turned over in roughly ten days. The surrounding section runs closer to seventy five. A single well liked plan, a three car garage and a price under the community median is a combination that finds a buyer fast, which matters as much when you sell as when you buy.
No Well, No Septic
Public water and public sewer are in the street. Across most of Grant-Valkaria you would be inspecting a well pump, testing water and locating a drain field. None of that applies here, and it is one of the strongest practical arguments for buying inside this gate rather than on acreage nearby.
The Full Amenity Deck For $784 A Year
Clubhouse, pool, fitness center, pickleball, bocce and a dog park, plus the gate and common area grounds, for $196 a quarter. Ask for the current budget and the reserve study anyway. A young association with a large amenity building will face its first real capital decisions in the years ahead.
A Quarter Acre In An Acreage Town
Grant-Valkaria incorporated in 2006 specifically to keep itself rural and low density, and most of the town reflects that. These are ordinary subdivision homesites. If you want a workshop, a paddock or a place to park a fifth wheel, the acreage plats west along Grant Road are the right search.
Homes For Sale In Crystal Lakes Estates
Current availability tied to the Crystal Lakes Estates plat is below. Because every home here shares one floor plan, comparisons come down to lot position, condition and what the seller has added.
Crystal Lakes Estates Frequently Asked Questions
Where exactly is Crystal Lakes Estates?
Inside the gated community reached from US 1 at Senne Road in Grant-Valkaria. The parcels carrying this plat name sit on Cameo Drive, Alabaster Drive, Agate Drive, Serpentine Court and Morganite Place, which are shared with the surrounding Crystal Bay Estates section.
Is it a separate community with its own HOA?
No. It uses the same gate, the same amenities and the same off site management as the rest of the development, at $196 per quarter. Always pull the estoppel for the specific address so you have the current figure and any pending assessments in writing.
What is the house?
The D.R. Horton Madison plan: 2,020 square feet, four bedrooms, three full baths, a three car garage, on a quarter acre, all finished in 2024. Concrete block and stucco under a shingle roof, tile through the main living areas and quartz counters.
What do they sell for?
From $399,000 to $429,700, with $411,760 typical, or about $204 a square foot. That sits below the surrounding section's typical value of roughly $469,990, mostly because the Madison is a single story plan on a standard lot rather than one of the larger two story layouts.
Is there a pool?
There is a community pool, and no private pools have been built on these parcels. If a screened pool is on your list, confirm the setbacks on a quarter acre lot and get the association's architectural approval process in writing before you sign a build contract.
Is the water public or well?
Public water and public sewer. That is unusual for Grant-Valkaria, where nearly every address outside this development runs a private well and a septic tank.
Why does the name exist at all?
Plats get recorded in pieces as a development is built out, and the names in the plat book do not always match the name on the entrance sign. Crystal Bay, Crystal Bay Estates and Crystal Lakes Estates are all recorded names tied to the same place on the ground.
What is the tradeoff?
Sameness and lot size. Everything on the street is the same house, and a quarter acre is small for this part of Brevard County. What you get in exchange is public utilities, a gate, an amenity package, a low assessment and a plan that resells quickly.
Alabaster Drive, Grant-Valkaria 32949
Turn west off US 1 at Senne Road, roughly eight miles south of Malabar Road, and the gate is straight ahead. The plat sits in the southern third of the Town of Grant-Valkaria, with the Indian River just across US 1 to the east and the historic center of Grant a short run north. Inside the gate the streets are curbed and sidewalked, which is not how the rest of this town looks.
Practical drive times: Sebastian is about fifteen minutes south on US 1, Melbourne about thirty to thirty five minutes north, and I-95 is reached at Malabar Road, exit 173, roughly four miles inland. Christenson's Landing, a county boat ramp with six lanes and two fishing piers, sits on US 1 a few miles north. Grant-Valkaria is inland of the barrier island, so the ocean means a causeway crossing.
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Considering Crystal Lakes Estates?
Three recorded names, one gate, several assessment schedules, and a search portal that treats them as separate places. It is confusing, and it costs buyers time. My partner Nichole and I can tell you exactly which parcels carry which plat, what each address actually pays, and how the Madison plan holds up against the rest of the inventory in this development. Call or text (321) 212-7676.
