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Tamarind Estates
Tamarind Estates is one gated street, Tamango Drive, off Eber Boulevard in West Melbourne, across from Manchester Lakes. Everything here went up in 2005 and 2006 with three car garages, ten foot ceilings and screened pools on most of the lots. There is a lake at the back of the circle, and houses that come up here rarely last three weeks.
Tamarind Estates In West Melbourne, Florida
Tamarind Estates is small enough to walk in a few minutes. One recorded plat, one street name, Tamango Drive, and a gate at the entrance off Eber Boulevard between Dairy Road and Hollywood Boulevard. Manchester Lakes sits across the road. Everything inside was built in 2005 and 2006 at the top of that construction cycle, which means the houses share a spec level rather than a floor plan and the finish quality is consistent from one to the next.
The build standard is what people notice first. Ten foot ceilings throughout, three car garages as the norm rather than an upgrade, three way split bedroom layouts, tile through the main living areas, granite in the kitchens, walk in pantries and dinette space built into the plan. Central vacuum appears on at least one house. Square footage runs 1,985 to 2,202, so these are not large homes; the money went into ceiling height, garage bays and outdoor space instead.
Outdoor space is the second thing. Three of the four most recent turnovers had a screened pool, several of them oversized under a large enclosure, one salt system, one heated by solar with a propane backup. Lanais here are covered and deep. At least one property carries a detached casita off the lanai with its own entrance, used variously as a guest room, an office and a gym, which is a rare configuration in this price range in Brevard.
Half the lots on this circle look at water. The lake sits behind and beside the corner parcels at the curve, with a fountain in it, and the curved shoreline gives those houses a wider view than the lot size would suggest. Parcels run about 0.19 to 0.22 acres, which is compact, so the water view and the pool are doing the work that a big yard would do somewhere else.
Tamarind Estates Community Association, Inc. is registered with the Florida Division of Corporations and shows as active, filed in 2003, which lines up with when this plat was laid out. Dues apply and no amount belongs on a page like this. Ask for the current governing documents, the budget and the gate policy. Homes here have changed hands between $460,000 and $550,000, with roughly $525,000 in the middle, and they move fast, in about twenty days typically.
Tamarind Estates At A Glance
Tamarind Estates at a glance, one street's worth.
| Detail | What you get |
|---|---|
| Detail | Value |
| Location | Tamango Drive, off Eber Boulevard between Dairy Road and Hollywood Boulevard, across from Manchester Lakes, West Melbourne 32904 |
| Jurisdiction | City of West Melbourne. A Tamango Drive address returns West Melbourne city on the Census incorporated place boundary |
| Recorded plats | One, Tamarind Estates |
| Built | 2005 and 2006 |
| Home size | 1,985 to 2,202 square feet, about 2,100 typical |
| Bedrooms | Three and four, with two and three baths, plus flex rooms and a detached casita on one property |
| Lot size | About 0.19 to 0.22 acres, with the corner parcels at the curve holding the water views |
| Construction | Concrete block and stucco, ten foot ceilings, three way split plans, tile through the main areas, granite kitchens, coquina fireplace on one home |
| Association | Yes, mandatory. Tamarind Estates Community Association, Inc. is active with the Florida Division of Corporations, filed in 2003. Dues apply and no figure is published here; request the current budget and documents |
| Gated | Yes, at the Eber Boulevard entrance |
| Water frontage | About half the lots front or flank the community lake, which carries a fountain |
| Pools | Screened, on most of the houses, including a salt system and one solar heated with propane backup |
| Garage | Three car is typical here, with two car on the smaller plans and epoxy floors on several |
| Utilities | City water and sewer |
| Typical time to sell | Roughly twenty days, the fastest turnover of any small plat in this corridor |
| Price range | $460,000 to $550,000, with roughly $525,000 in the middle |
Tamarind Estates Details
Three Bays As Standard
A three car garage on a two thousand square foot house is not how most of Brevard was built. Here it is the norm, several with epoxy floors, and it is the single feature buyers cite most often when they choose this street over something larger nearby.
Ten Foot Ceilings Throughout
The 2005 spec in this plat runs volume ceilings across the main living areas rather than just in an entry. It makes a compact plan live much bigger than its square footage, and it is one reason these houses photograph and show well.
The Lake At The Curve
Roughly half the lots front or flank the community lake, and the curve of the shoreline gives the corner parcels a view that wraps rather than a flat sightline across a pond. There is a fountain in it. Those lots are the ones people wait for.
A Casita Off The Lanai
At least one property here carries a detached guest suite opening onto the lanai with its own bath and entrance. Multi generational buyers and people who work from home look for exactly this and almost never find it at this size and price in West Melbourne.
Small, Gated And Consistent
One street, one gate, houses of the same age and standard. There is no wide spread in condition or vintage to sort through, which is unusual and makes valuation here much cleaner than in an older mixed plat.
It Moves Quickly
Time to sell in this plat has run around twenty days, and the longest recent stretch was under six weeks. If Tamango Drive is where you want to be, have your financing arranged and your schedule clear before a listing appears rather than after.
Homes For Sale In Tamarind Estates
Anything currently available on Tamango Drive appears below. This is a very small community that sells fast, so if a three car garage and a lake view behind a gate is the target, this list is worth checking often.
Tamarind Estates Frequently Asked Questions
Is Tamarind Estates gated?
Yes. There is a single controlled entrance off Eber Boulevard, and Tamango Drive is the only street inside, so the gate covers the whole community. Ask the association how access is issued and what the policy is for guests and service vehicles.
Is this Melbourne or West Melbourne?
West Melbourne. An address on Tamango Drive returns West Melbourne city against the Census incorporated place boundary. Listings and mail have used Melbourne for this ZIP for years, but the municipality here is West Melbourne, with city water, sewer and code.
Is there a homeowners association?
Yes, and it is mandatory. Tamarind Estates Community Association is on the Florida Division of Corporations active rolls, filed in 2003 as the plat was being laid out. Dues apply, so ask for the recorded documents, the current budget and the rules on leasing and vehicles.
How many homes have water views?
About half the lots front or flank the community lake, with the corner parcels at the curve holding the widest views. The lake carries a fountain. Look at the specific parcel, because a corner lot here sees considerably more water than an interior one.
Do all the homes have three car garages?
Most do. Three car is the typical configuration in this plat rather than an upgrade, and several have epoxy floors already down. The smaller plans carry two car garages, so confirm the specific house rather than assuming.
How quickly do homes here sell?
Quickly. Time on market in this plat has typically run about twenty days, with the longest recent example under six weeks. It is a small plat with consistent product in a location people target, which is a combination that does not sit.
What should I inspect on a 2005 build?
Roof first, since twenty year old shingle in Brevard is at the end of its run and several here have already been replaced. Then air conditioning, water heater, and the pool cage, screens and equipment. Ask whether accordion or impact protection is in place.
What is the honest tradeoff?
Lot size. Roughly a fifth of an acre with a pool and a cage on it does not leave much yard, and the houses are two thousand square feet rather than three. You are buying the garage, the ceiling height, the lake and the gate, not acreage.
Tamango Drive, West Melbourne 32904
Tamarind Estates sits on Eber Boulevard between Dairy Road to the east and Hollywood Boulevard to the west, with Manchester Lakes directly across the road. Eber is a local connector rather than a commercial corridor, so the traffic outside the gate is mostly residential. Tamango Drive is the only street inside, and it curves around the community lake before returning to the entrance.
From the gate, Palm Bay Road and Minton Road are the nearest arteries and Durham Drive links north toward them. That puts the Palm Bay Road commercial corridor and the I-95 interchanges within a few minutes, with US 192 to the north for downtown Melbourne, the airport and the Eau Gallie causeway. Palm Bay is immediately south, and the beaches are roughly twenty five minutes east.
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Considering Tamarind Estates?
My partner Nichole and I will tell you which parcels on this circle actually hold the wide lake view, what a 2005 roof and pool cage should cost to bring current, and what the association documents commit you to. Tamango Drive sells in about three weeks, so being ready before a listing appears is most of the game. Call or text (321) 212-7676.
