Real Estate's March Madness: Brevard's top five most expensive homes sold for the month

Rob Landers, Florida Today
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When you're buying multimillion dollar homes, why buy just one?

The Brevard County real estate market provided some interesting sales in March and newcomers to the Space Coast weren't afraid to spend millions on a new home.

And according to a local listing agent, the two most expensive homes sold in March were purchased by the same buyer.

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Here's a list of those most expensive home sales for the month:

5. Valencia in Viera - $1.55 million

At $1.55 million, this house at 8369 Serrano Circle in Melbourne was the fifth most expensive house sold on the Space Coast in March.
At $1.55 million, this house at 8369 Serrano Circle in Melbourne was the fifth most expensive house sold on the Space Coast in March.

This 3,657 square-foot lakefront home at 8369 Serrano Circle, Melbourne, is in the Valencia in Viera community. It features four bedrooms, three baths, an office downstairs with a bedroom, bath and bonus room upstairs.

The double entry to the foyer leads you to the expansive view across the great room with an exposed beam vaulted ceiling. The kitchen features 42 cabinets, high-end appliances, double oven, five burner gas cooktop and more. Sliding glass doors hide away making the porch and pool part of the living area.

Listed by Richard Karr • Karr Professional Group P.A., the home closed on March 20th.

4. South Brevard estate - $1.85 million

This home at 9235 Babcock St., Palm Bay, was the No. 4 most expensive home sold on the Space Coast in March.
This home at 9235 Babcock St., Palm Bay, was the No. 4 most expensive home sold on the Space Coast in March.

On more than 7.5 acres, this 7,302-square-foot home at 9235 Babcock St S.E., Palm Bay, sits at the corner of Babcock Street and the St. John's Heritage Parkway.

The property is surrounded by a large development with more than $100 million in escrow projects. It features six bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms. While the house provides an impressive architecture on a paver drive and landscaping maintained on an artesian well, the real selling point for the property is the flexibility of the property's zoning and ease at which future development could be done.

Listed by Realtor Bryan Yancey and broker Gregory Ellingson, Ellingson Properties, this home sold on March 10.

3. Merritt Island mansion - $2.2 million

At $2.2 million, this home at 2255 S. Tropical Trail on Merritt Island was the third most expensive home sold on the Space Coast in March
At $2.2 million, this home at 2255 S. Tropical Trail on Merritt Island was the third most expensive home sold on the Space Coast in March

With direct intracoastal access, this 4,744 square foot home at 2255 S. Tropical Trail on Merritt Island sits on nearly three-quarters of an acre with 200 feet of Indian River frontage - providing beautiful views of water and wildlife. The house features four bedrooms and three bathrooms with an office that could used as a fifth bedroom.

The backyard features a massive entertaining space with an infinity edge heated pool. Not only does it offer river views, but with the large dock, 21,000-pound covered lift and two personal watercraft lifts, you'd be able to make easy use of water toys.

Listed by Dee Dee Sheffield with RE/Max Elite, this home closed on March 14.

2. Casa Bastian or “The Spanish House” - $2.4 million

This home at 9485 S. State Road A1A in Melbourne Beach was the second most expensive home sold in Brevard in March.
This home at 9485 S. State Road A1A in Melbourne Beach was the second most expensive home sold in Brevard in March.

Surrounded by lush tropical trees and plants, the 1 acre property at 9485 S. State Road A1A in Melbourne Beach comes in as our second most expensive home for March. The 2,296-square-foot, 4 bedroom, 3 bath home, built in 1967, features a large master bedroom upstairs with a more than 600-square-foot balcony featuring views of the Atlantic Ocean from the North, East and South. The property is surrounded by government protected lands so there won’t be any new neighbors – the closest neighbor to the south is 3 miles away.

The downstairs of the home features an open floorplan and a single large bedroom has been converted to two smaller rooms. The large wood deck in the back yard features an artesian well and is just 20 steps from the beach.

There’s also a 600-square-foot guest apartment with two bedrooms.

Listed by Melissa Meyer of Re/Max Properties SW, this property closed on March 31. According to Meyer, the buyer of this home also purchased the next home in our March most expensive properties list.

1. Hacienda Del Sol - $6 million

Topping March’s most expensive list is the 7.6-acre property Hacienda Del Sol. The estate at 205 Hacienda Drive on Merritt Island features 22,000-square-feet of living space including the 14,755-square-foot main residence, pool house, guest cottage and caretakers accommodations. This place reads more like a luxury resort than a single family home with lighted tennis court and 50,000 gallon salt water pool. There's 11 - yes, eleven - bedrooms and 12 bathrooms.

Did I mention there’s a state of the art gym, jacuzzi, sauna and 10 wood burning fireplaces throughout the property? There's so much more to this house than the amenities, check out Dave Berman's story from last month's sale: Read more about Hacienda Del Sol here.

It is on record as the second most expensive home sold in Brevard County.

This property listed by Stephanie Dandridge of One Sotheby’s International closed on March 8.

Rob Landers is a veteran multimedia journalist for the USA Today Network of Florida. Contact Landers at 321-242-3627 or rlanders@gannett.com. Instagram: @ByRobLanders Youtube: @florida_today

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