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Chase Hammock Lakes
Chase Hammock Lakes is one street, Royal Paddock Way, behind a gate about a mile and a half east of North Courtenay Parkway on Chase Hammock Road. Every lot is a full acre. Every home fronts water. The houses are custom, built between 2004 and 2017, and they run from roughly 2,500 square feet to well over 4,300 with three and four car garages.
Chase Hammock Lakes In Merritt Island, Florida
Chase Hammock Lakes is a single recorded plat on North Merritt Island with one road through it, Royal Paddock Way, reached from Chase Hammock Road about a mile and a half east of North Courtenay Parkway. The entrance is gated. Chase Hammock Lakes, L.L.C. was registered with the state in 2001 to develop it, and the first houses followed in 2004, with construction continuing into 2017.
The land discipline here is unusual. Every parcel is a full acre, not an acre and a tenth or nine tenths of an acre, and every home has water at the back. The water is a lake and canal system inside the community rather than a river frontage, and it is not navigable to the Indian River, so treat it as view, wildlife and fishing rather than as boat access. Several lots also back to natural preserve.
These are custom houses, not builder plans. Square footage runs about 2,557 to 4,327 with roughly 3,600 typical, four to six bedrooms, three to five baths and three or four car garages, and one property was built by a regional luxury builder as his own residence. What you see repeated is not a floor plan but a set of choices: summer kitchens, screened pool and spa enclosures, disappearing corner sliders, twenty five foot great room ceilings, travertine and wood plank tile, impact windows and gas ranges.
Chase Hammock Lakes Homeowner's Association, Inc. has been registered with the Florida Division of Corporations since 2002 and is active. Membership is mandatory and dues apply. On a community of one acre estates behind a gate, ask specifically what the assessment covers, how the lake banks and the gate hardware are funded, and what the reserve position looks like. Get the current documents in writing before you write an offer.
Homes here have traded between $839,000 and $1,425,000, with something near $1,100,000 typical. That is the top of this stretch of Merritt Island, and the reason is straightforward: an acre, a gate, water at the back, and a house nobody else has. The tradeoff is upkeep. An acre of tropical landscaping, a screened enclosure the size of a tennis court and a summer kitchen exposed to salt air are all real line items every year.
Chase Hammock Lakes At A Glance
Chase Hammock Lakes at a glance, one road and one acre at a time.
| Detail | What you get |
|---|---|
| Detail | Value |
| Location | Royal Paddock Way off Chase Hammock Road, about 1.4 miles east of North Courtenay Parkway, North Merritt Island 32953 |
| Recorded plats | One, Chase Hammock Lakes |
| Built | 2004 to 2017, with about 2013 typical |
| Home size | 2,557 to 4,327 square feet, about 3,599 typical |
| Bedrooms | Four to six, with three to five baths |
| Lot size | One acre, on every parcel |
| Construction | Custom concrete block and stucco, impact windows common, tile and cedar detail, travertine and wood plank tile floors |
| Association | Mandatory. Chase Hammock Lakes Homeowner's Association, Inc., active with the state since 2002. Dues apply |
| Gated | Yes, controlled entrance off Chase Hammock Road |
| Water | Every home fronts the internal lake and canal system. It is not navigable to the Indian River |
| Utilities | Confirm water source, sewer or septic and gas service for the specific address |
| Pools | Four in five homes have one, most screened, several with spas and solar or gas heat |
| Garage | Three and four car, with over a thousand square feet of garage on some homes |
| Outdoor kitchens | Common, along with pergolas, fire pits and waterfront gazebos |
| Streets | Royal Paddock Way |
| Price range | $839,000 to $1,425,000, with roughly $1,100,000 typical |
Chase Hammock Lakes Details
Every Lot Is Exactly One Acre
Not approximately an acre. One acre, parcel after parcel, which tells you the plat was laid out with a single standard and held to it. On North Merritt Island that kind of consistency in a gated community is rare.
Water Behind Every House
The internal lake and canal system touches every parcel. Expect fishing, herons and long sight lines across the water at sunset. Do not expect to keep a boat behind the house, because the system does not connect out to the Indian River.
Custom, Not Catalog
There is no repeating elevation here. One home was built by a regional luxury builder as his own residence. Another is Key West inspired with twenty five foot ceilings and cedar ceiling insets. You are buying somebody's specific vision, so tour more than one before you decide what you want.
North Of The Barge Canal
The Canaveral Barge Canal was cut in 1950 and the Canaveral Lock added in 1964, the largest navigation lock in Florida, sized to pass Saturn rocket stages. Living north of it puts you on the quieter half of Merritt Island, closer to the space center than to the causeway traffic.
Launch Views From The Lanai
This part of North Merritt Island has an unobstructed northeast line toward the launch pads. Owners here watch and feel launches from the pool deck. It is not a marketing line on this street, it is a scheduling habit.
An Acre Is Work
Tropical landscaping, irrigation, a large screened enclosure and an outdoor kitchen all live in salt air. Budget for it honestly. The houses are beautifully built, but a full acre of finished grounds does not maintain itself and the ongoing cost is real.
Homes For Sale In Chase Hammock Lakes
Current availability along Royal Paddock Way is shown below. With one street and one acre parcels, listings are infrequent, and vacant homesites occasionally come up alongside finished estates, so read each entry carefully.
Chase Hammock Lakes Frequently Asked Questions
Is Chase Hammock Lakes gated?
Yes. The entrance sits on Chase Hammock Road roughly 1.4 miles east of North Courtenay Parkway, and Royal Paddock Way is a restricted access road inside. Showings need to be arranged in advance.
How big are the lots?
One acre each, across the whole plat. That is the defining characteristic of the community and the main reason pricing sits where it does relative to the rest of North Merritt Island.
Can I keep a boat behind the house?
No. The water at the back of these lots is an internal lake and canal system that does not run out to the Indian River. It is excellent for views and fishing. For boating you will use one of the public ramps on the island or keep a slip.
Is there a homeowners association?
Yes. Chase Hammock Lakes Homeowner's Association, Inc. has been active with the Florida Division of Corporations since 2002 and membership is mandatory. Dues apply and they change, so request the current schedule, the budget and the reserve information in writing.
Who built the homes?
Multiple custom builders across the 2004 to 2017 window, including one house constructed by a regional luxury builder as his own residence. There is no single production builder here, which is why no two houses look alike.
What is nearby?
Kennedy Space Center and the SR 528 Beachline are north and west, Port Canaveral and Cocoa Beach are east across the causeway, and Merritt Island's shopping along North Courtenay Parkway is a short drive south. Cocoa Village is about fifteen minutes west across the Indian River.
Can you see rocket launches?
Yes, and residents plan around them. The northeast sight line from this part of North Merritt Island toward the pads is open, and launches are felt as much as seen from a pool deck this close.
What should I check before buying here?
Confirm water source, sewer or septic, and whether gas is piped or tank fed, because that varies on North Merritt Island. Look hard at the screen enclosure, the pool equipment and the outdoor kitchen, since salt air is unforgiving on all three.
Royal Paddock Way, Merritt Island 32953
Chase Hammock Lakes sits on North Merritt Island, north of the Canaveral Barge Canal, off Chase Hammock Road about a mile and a half east of North Courtenay Parkway, which is State Road 3. This is unincorporated Brevard County, so county code governs rather than a city. The road in is quiet and rural in character, with hammock and grove land on either side, right up to the gate.
From the gate, SR 528 and the Beachline put Orlando within about an hour, and Kennedy Space Center is a short run north on State Road 3. Cocoa Beach and Port Canaveral are twenty minutes or so east across the causeway. Cocoa Village is roughly fifteen minutes west over the Indian River, and the shopping along North Courtenay Parkway covers everyday errands.
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Considering Chase Hammock Lakes?
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