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Fairway Crossings at Bayside Lakes
Fairway Crossings is a small gated pocket inside Bayside Lakes, reached from Cogan Drive off Bayside Lakes Boulevard. The houses are modest by local standards, 1,750 to 2,055 square feet, mostly single story ranch plans, and every one of them has a screened in ground pool. The street names borrow from a golf course that closed in 2022.
Fairway Crossings at Bayside Lakes In Palm Bay, Florida
The name is literal. The Majors Golf Club opened at 3375 Bayside Lakes Boulevard SE in 1999, an Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay design that became the centerpiece of the whole Bayside Lakes plan. Fairway Crossings and its sibling Fairway Isles were platted alongside it, and the street names followed: Chinaberry Circle, Morning Cove Circle, Remington Green Drive, Twelve Oaks Drive, Planter Ridge Court. The course closed for business in June 2022.
What is left is one of the smaller and more affordable gated pockets in Bayside Lakes. Houses went up across a long window, from 2001 through 2018, which means this is not a single builder push and no two streets look quite alike. Plat paperwork can read Fairway Crossings or Fairway Isles depending on the phase, and the association was registered with the state in 2004 as Fairway Crossings at Bayside Lake Homeowners Association, Inc., singular.
The houses are compact and level. Plans run 1,750 to 2,055 square feet with three or four bedrooms, two or three baths and a two car garage, most of them one story in a straightforward Florida ranch form under a shingle roof. What is unusual is the pool. A screened in ground pool is standard rather than an upgrade here, which is a large part of why the cost per square foot sits near $201, well above what the raw size would suggest.
Dues arrive two different ways depending on the parcel, either roughly $160 to $176 a month or in the neighborhood of $510 to $543 a quarter. Either way the money buys the gate, common grounds and a genuinely deep amenity list for a pocket this small: two community pools, tennis and basketball courts, a fitness room, a playground, shuffleboard and pickleball. Management is off site. Ask which billing arrangement applies to the specific address.
The open question is the land. Joy LLC bought the closed course at auction in December 2019 and proposed Eden at Bayside Lakes, first at 703 units and later revised to roughly 460, which drew years of organized opposition. That application was still in review in early 2026. Then on July 2, 2026 the Palm Bay City Council voted unanimously to negotiate buying about 135 of the roughly 189 acres for stormwater and park use. Nothing has closed.
Fairway Crossings at Bayside Lakes At A Glance
Fairway Crossings at Bayside Lakes, detail by detail.
| Detail | What you get |
|---|---|
| Detail | Value |
| Location | Off Cogan Drive from Bayside Lakes Boulevard, south Palm Bay 32909 |
| Built | 2001 to 2018, about 2009 typical |
| Home size | 1,750 to 2,055 square feet, about 1,947 typical |
| Bedrooms | Three or four, with two or three baths |
| Levels | Predominantly single story ranch |
| Lot size | 0.13 to 0.26 of an acre, about 0.16 typical |
| Construction | Concrete block and stucco, shingle roofs, storm shutters common |
| Association | Mandatory. About $160 to $176 monthly on some parcels, about $510 to $543 quarterly on others. Fairway Crossings at Bayside Lake Homeowners Association, Inc., registered 2004 |
| Gated | Yes, controlled entry |
| Pools | A screened in ground pool on essentially every home |
| Amenities | Two community pools, tennis, basketball, fitness room, playground, shuffleboard, pickleball |
| Garage | Two car |
| Utilities | City water and public sewer |
| Price range | $364,000 to $399,900, typical $385,000 |
| Price per square foot | Around $201 |
| Streets | Chinaberry Circle, Morning Cove Circle, Remington Green Drive, Twelve Oaks Drive, Planter Ridge Court |
Fairway Crossings at Bayside Lakes Details
A Pool Comes With The House
Screened in ground pools are the norm rather than the exception in Fairway Crossings. That saves the sixty to eighty thousand dollars and the permitting timeline a pool addition would cost today, and it explains why a 1,900 square foot house here prices where it does.
Tight Price Band
Values cluster hard between roughly $364,000 and $400,000. There is not much spread between the least and most expensive house, which makes appraisals straightforward and negotiations short. It also means there is limited room to buy the cheapest one and renovate your way up.
Built Over Seventeen Years
Homes date from 2001 through 2018, so roof age, window type and mechanical age vary house to house instead of moving as a group. A 2018 build and a 2001 build sitting three doors apart can have very different insurance profiles. Check the dates individually.
Amenities Beyond Its Size
For a handful of houses behind one gate, the amenity list is long: two pools, tennis, basketball, a fitness room, shuffleboard, pickleball and a playground. That is the benefit of sitting inside a master plan rather than standing alone as a small subdivision.
The Golf Course Is Closed
The Majors shut down in June 2022. Whatever the sales language says, there is no golf at Bayside Lakes today. Buy the house and the neighborhood on their own merits and treat any future use of that land as unknown.
Two Different Dues Arrangements
Some parcels are billed monthly and some quarterly, and the annualized totals are not identical. Before you make an offer, get the actual assessment history for that address rather than the number a general community description quotes.
Homes For Sale In Fairway Crossings at Bayside Lakes
Anything currently available in Fairway Crossings at Bayside Lakes is listed below. With so few houses behind the gate, months can pass without a single one coming up.
Fairway Crossings at Bayside Lakes Frequently Asked Questions
Is there still a golf course at Bayside Lakes?
No. The Majors Golf Club, an Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay design that opened in 1999, closed for business in June 2022. The Fairway street names and the community name predate the closure.
What is happening to the old golf land?
It is unresolved. Joy LLC bought the property at auction in December 2019 and proposed a residential conversion called Eden at Bayside Lakes, first at 703 units and later at roughly 460. On July 2, 2026 the Palm Bay City Council voted unanimously to negotiate purchasing about 135 acres of it for stormwater and park use. No sale has closed.
Does every home really have a pool?
Effectively yes. A screened in ground pool is standard across this pocket. That is unusual even inside Bayside Lakes and it is the single biggest reason the price per square foot runs above $200 on houses under 2,100 square feet.
Is it gated?
Yes. Access is through a controlled entry reached from Cogan Drive, which comes off Bayside Lakes Boulevard. Some approaches route through Stonebriar Drive depending on which entrance you use.
What is the association called and what does it cost?
Fairway Crossings at Bayside Lake Homeowners Association, Inc., registered with the Florida Division of Corporations in 2004. The state record uses the singular Lake, which trips up document searches. Dues run about $160 to $176 a month on some parcels and roughly $510 to $543 a quarter on others.
How does this compare with Fairway Isles?
They are neighbors and their plats overlap in the county records, so an address can appear under either name. Fairway Isles is the larger of the two. Fairway Crossings is the smaller pocket, and the pool on every house is what sets it apart.
How old are the roofs?
It depends entirely on the house, because construction here spanned 2001 to 2018. Some of the older homes have been re roofed recently and some have not. Ask for the permit history before you finalize an insurance quote.
How long do homes take to sell?
A bit over a month on average, which is normal for this part of Palm Bay. The limiting factor is supply rather than demand, since only a small number of houses exist behind the gate.
Cogan Drive, Palm Bay 32909
Fairway Crossings sits in the middle of the Bayside Lakes plan in south Palm Bay, off Cogan Drive where it meets Bayside Lakes Boulevard. The usual approach from I-95 is exit 173 at Malabar Road, west to Emerson Drive, then south until Emerson bends into Bayside Lakes Boulevard. Cogan Drive is the turn, and Chinaberry Circle, Morning Cove Circle and Remington Green Drive lead in from there.
Everyday life happens close by. The Publix at 3450 Bayside Lakes Boulevard SE and the town center shops around it are a short drive, and Malabar Road handles the rest. I-95 exit 173 is roughly ten to twelve minutes north, and the St Johns Heritage Parkway gives you a southern route to exit 166. Melbourne and the airport are twenty to twenty five minutes out. The beaches require a causeway crossing east.
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Considering Fairway Crossings at Bayside Lakes?
A pocket this small does not produce steady inventory, so buying here is usually a matter of being ready when one comes up rather than choosing between three. My partner Nichole and I track Bayside Lakes closely and can tell you what a fair number looks like on a pool home in this band, and what the old golf land is likely to become. Call or text (321) 212-7676.
