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Monterey Cove at Bayside
Monterey Cove is a single street behind a gate inside the Bayside Lakes community in southwest Palm Bay. Gardendale Circle SE carries every address, and the whole neighborhood went up in 2004 and 2005. Houses are single story block, 1,608 to 2,460 square feet, and six of the eight have a screened pool. Dues run about $115 a month.
Monterey Cove at Bayside In Palm Bay, Florida
Monterey Cove is one street inside a gate, in the 32909 stretch of southwest Palm Bay. Gardendale Circle SE carries every address. You reach it from Emerson Drive, which becomes Bayside Lakes Boulevard as it runs south, then turn onto Bramblewood Circle, pass through the gate, and turn again into Monterey Cove. Records for the neighborhood also carry the longer name, Monterey Cove at Bayside Lakes.
Bayside Lakes is the larger community wrapped around it. Its clubhouse at 2051 Bramblewood Circle carries a gym, a pool and a lakeside patio, with courts and shuffleboard elsewhere on the grounds. Monterey Cove sits behind the gated portion, and its own association carries a clubhouse, a community pool, tennis and basketball courts, maintained grounds and a playground. For a neighborhood this small, that is a long amenity list.
The houses are consistent, which is what a subdivision delivered inside two years tends to produce. Nearly all are single story concrete block and stucco under shingle roofs, from 1,608 to 2,460 square feet, three or four bedrooms, two car garages, on lots of 0.17 to 0.20 acre. Six of the eight properties have a private in ground pool, most screened. Storm shutters are fitted on almost every house.
Dues run about $115 a month for most owners and $124 for some, through Monterey Cove At Bayside Lakes Homeowners Association, a Florida nonprofit registered with the Division of Corporations in 2002. Sentry Management appears on the records as managing agent. Roughly $1,400 a year buys the gate, the grounds and the amenities, which is fair value, but ask what portion of it feeds the wider Bayside Lakes structure.
Typical pricing sits near $439,700 at about $205 a square foot, and houses here move fast. Around 24 days is normal, the quickest turnaround of any neighborhood covered on this side of the city. The tradeoff is age. These are twenty year old houses now, so the roof, the air handler, the water heater and the pool equipment are each at or past the point of first replacement.
Monterey Cove at Bayside At A Glance
Monterey Cove in short, from the gate to the pool count.
| Detail | What you get |
|---|---|
| Detail | Value |
| Location | Gardendale Circle SE off Bramblewood Circle, inside Bayside Lakes, Palm Bay 32909 |
| Built | 2004 to 2005, delivered as one push |
| Home size | 1,608 to 2,460 square feet, about 1,980 typical |
| Bedrooms | Three to four, with two to three baths |
| Lot size | 0.17 to 0.20 acre |
| Construction | Concrete block and stucco, shingle roofs, storm shutters on nearly every house |
| Levels | Single story on almost all |
| Gated | Yes, entry through the Bramblewood Circle gate |
| Association | Mandatory. Monterey Cove At Bayside Lakes Homeowners Association, about $115 to $124 per month, Sentry Management on record |
| Amenities | Clubhouse, community pool, tennis courts, basketball court, playground, maintained grounds |
| Utilities | City water and public sewer |
| Pools | Six of eight properties have a private in ground pool, most screened |
| Garage | Two car throughout |
| Days to sell | Around 24 |
| Price range | $385,000 to $465,000, typical $439,700 |
| Price per square foot | Around $205 |
Monterey Cove at Bayside Details
A Gate, Then Another Turn
You do not drive straight in from a public road. Entry runs off Bayside Lakes Boulevard onto Bramblewood Circle, through the community gate, and then into Monterey Cove itself. That layered approach is why the street feels quieter than its distance from Emerson Drive would suggest, and it keeps cut through traffic out.
One Street, One Vintage
Everything on Gardendale Circle was built in 2004 or 2005. There is no mix of eras and no infill. That makes comparing houses unusually straightforward: same construction standards, same era of block and stucco, same window and roof generation, so the differences come down to condition, updates and whether there is a pool.
Amenities Beyond The Size
A neighborhood of this footprint would not normally carry a clubhouse, a community pool, tennis and basketball courts and a playground. Monterey Cove does, because it sits inside the larger Bayside Lakes structure. The Bayside Lakes clubhouse on Bramblewood Circle adds a gym and a lakeside patio on top of that.
Pools On Most Of The Lots
Six of the eight properties have a private in ground pool, most of them screened. On lots of 0.17 to 0.20 acre that is a tight fit but a well established one, and it means a house without a pool here is the exception rather than the norm when you are pricing.
Houses Move Quickly
Around 24 days is typical, which is fast for Palm Bay and considerably faster than the newer neighborhoods further west. If you are buying, be ready to decide. If you are selling, it means a correctly priced house on Gardendale Circle does not sit, and a house that does sit is telling you something.
Everything Is Twenty Years Old
Roofs, air handlers, water heaters and pool pumps in this neighborhood are all at the age where the first replacement has either happened or is due. Ask for dates on every one of them. Insurance carriers in Florida care about roof age specifically, so get that answer before you go far.
Homes For Sale In Monterey Cove at Bayside
Current availability in Monterey Cove is below. The neighborhood is small and turns over quickly, so what is listed today may be gone inside a month, and the two lots with water behind them draw the most attention.
Monterey Cove at Bayside Frequently Asked Questions
Is Monterey Cove gated?
Yes. Access runs through the gate on Bramblewood Circle inside Bayside Lakes, then into Monterey Cove itself. Security gate features appear on nearly every property in the neighborhood, and the gate is part of what the monthly assessment funds along with the maintained common grounds.
What do the HOA dues cover?
About $115 to $124 a month, roughly $1,400 a year, through Monterey Cove At Bayside Lakes Homeowners Association with Sentry Management on the records. That covers the gate, maintained grounds and the amenity package: clubhouse, community pool, tennis courts, basketball court and playground. Get an estoppel for the exact figure and any pending assessment.
When were the homes built?
2004 and 2005, essentially all of them. That means original roofs are well past their first decade, air handlers are on borrowed time if untouched, and pool equipment has had at least one cycle. Several houses have been updated. Ask for dated documentation on the roof, the air conditioning and the water heater.
Do most homes have pools?
Yes. Six of the eight properties have a private in ground pool, most with a screen enclosure. That is unusually high, and it means a pool is close to a baseline expectation rather than a premium here. Factor cage condition and pump age into what you are willing to pay.
Is there waterfront in Monterey Cove?
Two of the properties have water behind them, with lake views from the rear of the house. It is a small neighborhood so those lots come up rarely. Bayside Lakes as a whole has water woven through it, which is where the name comes from.
What is Bayside Lakes?
The larger planned community that Monterey Cove sits inside, running off Bayside Lakes Boulevard in southwest Palm Bay. Its clubhouse at 2051 Bramblewood Circle carries a gym, a pool and a lakeside patio, with additional courts and shuffleboard on the grounds. Several separate neighborhoods sit inside its boundaries, each with its own association.
How fast do homes sell here?
Fast. Around 24 days is typical, which is quicker than most Palm Bay neighborhoods. Being one street, gated, single story and priced in the four hundreds puts it in front of a broad audience. Come prepared with financing sorted if you want to compete on a good one.
How far is Monterey Cove from shopping and I-95?
The Bayside Lakes commercial corridor is the closest retail, only minutes north on Bayside Lakes Boulevard. Malabar Road is the main arterial and reaches I-95 at exit 173. Melbourne is around half an hour. Palm Bay is inland, so the beach means a drive east and across a causeway.
Gardendale Circle SE, Palm Bay 32909
Monterey Cove sits in the Bayside Lakes area of southwest Palm Bay. From I-95 the run is exit 173 at Malabar Road, west to San Filippo Drive or Emerson Drive, then south. Emerson Drive turns into Bayside Lakes Boulevard as it goes, and Bramblewood Circle is the left turn that leads to the gate. Once inside, Gardendale Circle is the next turn.
This corner of the city was planned as a unit, so the practical geography is good. Retail sits on the Bayside Lakes commercial corridor a few minutes north, Malabar Road is the arterial for anything bigger, and the parkway and I-95 are reachable without crossing the older Port Malabar grid. Melbourne is roughly half an hour. Palm Bay is inland, so the ocean means driving east and over a causeway.
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