Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Florida > Brevard County
 [Register]
Brevard County Space Coast: Palm Bay, Melbourne, Titusville area
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 01-07-2010, 09:57 PM
 
3 posts, read 17,506 times
Reputation: 10

Advertisements

We visited Palm Bay last week and saw several homes for sale in Port Malabar subdivision and wondered why. Any information would be appreciated as our family is considering moving to Central/East Coast florida area to be closer to sister and family. We were considering Melbourne/Palm Bay areas in particular. Thank you!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 01-08-2010, 05:41 AM
 
26,585 posts, read 62,027,915 times
Reputation: 13166
Keep watching the Orlando news and you'll quickly learn why Palm Bay isn't the first choice for most people.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-08-2010, 06:38 AM
 
Location: Palm Bay, FL
334 posts, read 1,151,225 times
Reputation: 297
Quote:
Originally Posted by Missouriborn View Post
We visited Palm Bay last week and saw several homes for sale in Port Malabar subdivision and wondered why. Any information would be appreciated as our family is considering moving to Central/East Coast florida area to be closer to sister and family. We were considering Melbourne/Palm Bay areas in particular. Thank you!
I'm afraid I don't understand your question. You're asking why there were homes for sale there? There are homes for sale in every subdivision.

I live in Palm Bay. I has it's good points and it's bad points. Some folks like it, some don't. Personally, I'm very happy here. Search for some of my earlier posts; I've written in detail a few times about the pros and cons of Palm Bay and why I like it. The short version is that, if you like bigger lots, a more rural environment, and the freedom of not having an HOA, Palm Bay is good. If you prefer a well manicured, more suburban type area, look farther north in places like Viera. It comes at the expense of small lots and high HOA fees though!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-08-2010, 05:01 PM
 
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow in "OZ "
24,767 posts, read 28,512,977 times
Reputation: 32860
General Development Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-08-2010, 06:56 PM
 
Location: Palm Bay, FL
334 posts, read 1,151,225 times
Reputation: 297
There are definitely some old, crappy GDC houses around town, but the biggest problem they left us with is the poor quality of roads they built. When they paved, the made the asphalt too thin to save money so some of the roads are crumbling. The main roads have been maintained well (even if they're laid our stupidly), but some of the back neighborhood roads are poor. The city is going through and rebuilding them though, it just takes time. Other than that, there's not much left of the old GDC thankfully. Palm Bay is working hard to fix all of their mistakes.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-08-2010, 08:11 PM
 
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow in "OZ "
24,767 posts, read 28,512,977 times
Reputation: 32860
Quote:
Originally Posted by jdoty View Post
There are definitely some old, crappy GDC houses around town, but the biggest problem they left us with is the poor quality of roads they built. When they paved, the made the asphalt too thin to save money so some of the roads are crumbling. The main roads have been maintained well (even if they're laid our stupidly), but some of the back neighborhood roads are poor. The city is going through and rebuilding them though, it just takes time. Other than that, there's not much left of the old GDC thankfully. Palm Bay is working hard to fix all of their mistakes.
You should have seen the place in the early 80's.. drug planes would land on the back roads..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-08-2010, 08:32 PM
 
Location: Orlando
8,276 posts, read 12,856,133 times
Reputation: 4142
My mother lives there and likes it. it is a bit rural for me but whatever floats ones boat. I'd choose Melbourne first over Palm Bay. The schools are good if that maters and the homes are pretty reasonable.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-09-2010, 03:20 AM
 
Location: Under the SUNNY WARM SUN ....
18,116 posts, read 11,751,857 times
Reputation: 19704
Port Malabar road - It's not the nicest area in Palm Bay. What exactly are you looking for?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-09-2010, 04:54 PM
 
Location: Palm Bay, FL
334 posts, read 1,151,225 times
Reputation: 297
Quote:
Originally Posted by 2goldens View Post
Port Malabar road - It's not the nicest area in Palm Bay. What exactly are you looking for?
West of Babcock, Port Malabar goes through a gorgeous (if older) neighborhood, by the old golf course. East of Babcock, it's definitely crummy. It's not the worst part of town. It's not dangerous or high crime by any means, just run down.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-09-2010, 04:57 PM
 
Location: Palm Bay, FL
334 posts, read 1,151,225 times
Reputation: 297
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tinman313 View Post
You should have seen the place in the early 80's.. drug planes would land on the back roads..
Out in the creepy, deserted southwest part of town, I wouldn't be surprised if they still do! Check out this wiki article to see what I mean:
The Compound - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I've been out there a few times just to see it. During the day, there's model airplane and model rocket folks and dirt-bike riders, but I wouldn't want to be out there past dark.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Florida > Brevard County
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top