Kings Park

Kings Park In Merritt Island, Florida

From State Road 528, exit onto North Courtenay Parkway heading north toward Kennedy Space Center, then turn onto Kings Way. Eagle Way is the next turn, with Eagle Lane branching from it. That is the neighborhood, a handful of houses in the 32953 ZIP code on the north end of the island. One end is a dead end street, and the surrounding parcels are wooded enough that two homes look out at trees rather than at rooflines.

The thing that makes this pocket unusual is the build spread. Houses here date from 1979 all the way to 2023, with 1985 in the middle. That is more than four decades of construction on the same short street. You can stand between an original single story block house and a brand new build with impact windows, quartz counters, stainless appliances, forty two inch upper cabinets and plank tile running throughout, and both are Kings Park.

Because of that spread, the condition range is wide. One house here was described as ready for renovation on 0.62 acres, another as never lived in. Living area runs 1,718 to 2,226 square feet with 1,734 typical, three or four bedrooms, two baths and a two car garage. Construction is block with stucco, with one home carrying stone veneer accents. Two have impact windows throughout and one has a heated in-ground pool.

There is no association, no dues and no covenants. Water is public, sewer is septic, and one home is served by a private sewer system. Property standards fall to Brevard County code enforcement because Merritt Island is unincorporated. Owners keep boats, trailers and recreational vehicles on their own lots, and one of the properties is fenced in part, which is easier to do where nobody has to approve the fence line.

Pricing runs $385,000 to $510,000 with $454,700 in the middle and roughly $227 a square foot, which is the lowest per foot figure of any North Merritt Island neighborhood covered here. Homes take about nine weeks to go under contract, and sellers have generally settled near eighty five percent of their original asking number. That is the widest gap between asking and settling anywhere on the island, so first list prices here should be read carefully.