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Forest Glen at Bayside
Forest Glen is one street. Brandy Creek Circle loops through the whole neighborhood, sitting behind the Bramblewood Circle gate inside Bayside Lakes. Houses went up between 2004 and 2006, run 2,176 to 2,875 square feet, and seven of the thirteen have a pool of their own. Four of them back to water and several look into preserve. Dues run in the $840 to $940 a year range.
Forest Glen at Bayside In Palm Bay, Florida
Forest Glen at Bayside Lakes is a small gated enclave in southwest Palm Bay, and its footprint is unusually simple: every house sits on Brandy Creek Circle. You come south on Emerson Drive from Malabar Road, watch Emerson turn into Bayside Lakes Boulevard, then turn onto Bramblewood Circle and pass the gate. Forest Glen is the second entrance on the right. There is no through traffic because there is nowhere for it to go.
The association is registered with Florida as Forest Glen at Bayside Lakes Homeowners Association, Inc., filed in 2002 and still active, with Sentry Management handling administration. Assessments have been quoted two ways, roughly $842 to $937 annually or about $81 to $85 monthly, which are the same money described differently. Confirm the current figure and whether the Bayside Lakes master amenities are billed inside it or alongside it.
Construction ran 2004 through 2006, so this is a single build cycle rather than a neighborhood assembled over decades. Homes are 2,176 to 2,875 square feet with 2,580 typical, three to five bedrooms and two or three baths, block and stucco under shingle roofs. Three car garages are the norm rather than the exception. A recurring layout puts a large bonus loft upstairs that owners convert into a fifth bedroom, a media room or an office.
The amenity list here is layered. Inside the gate you get the community pool, clubhouse, tennis courts, basketball court, fitness center and playground associated with Bayside Lakes, and the sidewalks that come with a planned community of that era. Seven of the thirteen homes have their own in ground pool as well, most of them screened. Four properties sit on water, including one on a non navigable canal, and preserve views back several of the rest.
Prices have run $385,000 to $554,000 with $499,000 typical, or roughly $193 a square foot. Homes move in about five or six weeks, faster than most of the surrounding neighborhoods. What you should scrutinize is age related: a 2004 to 2006 house is now due for its second roof, and accordion shutters, pool cages and air handlers from that era are all at or past their service life. Nine of the thirteen already carry storm shutters.
Forest Glen at Bayside At A Glance
Forest Glen at a glance, from the gate to what the roof will cost you.
| Detail | What you get |
|---|---|
| Detail | Value |
| Location | Brandy Creek Circle off Bramblewood Circle, inside Bayside Lakes, Palm Bay 32909 |
| Built | 2004 to 2006, about 2005 typical |
| Home size | 2,176 to 2,875 square feet, about 2,580 typical |
| Bedrooms | Three to five, with two or three baths, plus a bonus loft on many plans |
| Lot size | 0.22 to 0.42 acre, about 0.22 typical |
| Construction | Concrete block and stucco, shingle roofs, storm shutters on most homes |
| Association | Mandatory. Forest Glen at Bayside Lakes Homeowners Association, Inc., registered in Florida since 2002, administered by Sentry Management, roughly $842 to $937 a year or about $81 to $85 a month |
| Gated | Yes. Access is through the Bramblewood Circle gate serving Forest Glen and its neighbors |
| Amenities | Clubhouse, community pool, tennis courts, basketball court, fitness center, playground, sidewalks |
| Utilities | City water and public sewer |
| Private pools | Seven of thirteen homes, most with screen enclosure |
| Water frontage | Four properties, including one on a non navigable canal, with preserve views on others |
| Garage | Two or three car, with three car common |
| Streets | Brandy Creek Circle is the only street in the neighborhood |
| Price range | $385,000 to $554,000, typical $499,000 |
| Price per square foot | Around $193 |
| Time to sell | About five to six weeks |
Forest Glen at Bayside Details
One Street, One Loop
Brandy Creek Circle is the entire neighborhood. Thirteen properties, one road, no cut through and no second entrance. That is about as quiet as a subdivision street gets, and it means the neighbors are a genuinely small group rather than an abstraction on a plat map.
A Gate Inside A Gate
The Bramblewood Circle gate controls entry to Forest Glen and the neighborhoods beside it, and the whole cluster sits within the larger Bayside Lakes area. Most homes here carry a security gate feature. If controlled access ranks high on your list, this is one of the tighter arrangements in Palm Bay.
Three Car Garages Are Standard
The builder specification here leaned toward three bays rather than two, which is unusual at this price point in the city. On a 0.22 acre lot that garage becomes the workshop, the storage and the second refrigerator, since there is not much side yard to work with.
The Bonus Loft
A large upstairs bonus room appears on plan after plan here, and owners have turned it into a fifth bedroom, a media room or a home office. It is the flexibility that makes a 2,580 square foot house function like something bigger, and it is worth walking before you compare bedroom counts on paper.
Pools And Preserve
Seven of the thirteen homes have their own screened in ground pool, and several back to preserve or water rather than another house. Four properties have actual water frontage. The combination of a private pool, a preserve line and a gate is the reason this pocket prices above the Palm Bay median.
A 2005 House Needs A 2025 Roof
Everything here was built in a three year window, which means the maintenance clock is synchronized across the neighborhood. Roofs, pool cages, accordion shutters and air handlers from 2005 are all at the end of their run. Ask for replacement dates on each item and let the answers move your number.
Homes For Sale In Forest Glen at Bayside
Whatever is currently available in Forest Glen is shown below. With only thirteen properties on one circle, listings appear rarely, so an alert is more useful here than checking back.
Forest Glen at Bayside Frequently Asked Questions
Is Forest Glen gated?
Yes. Entry is through the gate on Bramblewood Circle off Bayside Lakes Boulevard, and Forest Glen is the second entrance past it. Most homes in the neighborhood carry a security gate feature and the community amenities sit behind the same access point.
What are the association dues?
Roughly $842 to $937 a year, which some owners quote as about $81 to $85 a month. The association is registered with the state as Forest Glen at Bayside Lakes Homeowners Association, Inc. and is administered by Sentry Management. Ask for the current budget and whether master amenity costs are inside that figure.
How many homes are in Forest Glen?
It is a small neighborhood built entirely along Brandy Creek Circle. That single loop is the whole subdivision, which keeps traffic down and turnover low. Expect long stretches with nothing for sale.
What amenities come with it?
A clubhouse, community pool, tennis courts, a basketball court, a fitness center and a playground, along with sidewalks throughout. Those are the shared Bayside Lakes facilities that Forest Glen owners have access to as part of their membership.
Do the homes have pools?
Most do. Seven of the thirteen have an in ground pool and the majority of those are screened. Several of the pool homes also look out at preserve or water rather than at the house behind them.
Are there waterfront lots?
Four properties have water frontage, one of them on a non navigable canal. It is a lake and canal setting rather than a boating one, so treat the water as a view and a buffer, not as access to anywhere.
How old is the neighborhood?
Homes were built between 2004 and 2006, so the whole community is the same age. That is convenient for comparison and inconvenient for maintenance, because roofs, pool enclosures and mechanical systems all come due around the same time.
How does Forest Glen compare to the rest of Bayside Lakes?
It sits in the upper middle. Typical prices near $499,000 are above the Bayside Lakes entry neighborhoods and below the estate lots at Lake Forest. What you are paying for is the gate, the three car garage, the pool and a street with no through traffic.
Brandy Creek Circle, Palm Bay 32909
Forest Glen sits in the Bayside Lakes area of southwest Palm Bay, south of Malabar Road. The approach is Emerson Drive heading south until it becomes Bayside Lakes Boulevard, then a turn onto Bramblewood Circle and through the gate, with Forest Glen the second entrance. DeGroodt Road runs west of the community and San Filippo Drive and Jupiter Boulevard connect the area back toward Minton Road and Malabar Road.
Day to day, the Bayside Lakes shopping center on Bayside Lakes Boulevard covers groceries and errands without leaving the immediate area, which is not true of every Palm Bay neighborhood. I-95 is reached at the Malabar Road interchange, exit 173, roughly ten to fifteen minutes north and east. Melbourne is about half an hour. Palm Bay is an inland city, so a beach day means driving east and crossing a causeway.
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Considering Forest Glen at Bayside?
Thirteen houses on one circle means you will not get many chances, and when one comes up you need to know within a day whether it is the right one. My partner Nichole and I track this pocket of Bayside Lakes and can tell you what the association currently charges, which lots back to preserve, and what a 2005 roof and pool cage should cost to bring current. Call or text (321) 212-7676.
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