An eight-bedroom riverfront house in Melbourne Beach brought $4.12 million, the highest-priced of five home sales reported in the Palm Bay, Florida metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. The five closings combined for $11.80 million.
The five sales span Melbourne Beach, Indialantic, Merritt Island, St Andrews Manor and Cocoa Beach, and water frontage runs through much of the list: Indian River properties at Melbourne Beach and Indialantic, and a Cocoa Beach residence set between the Atlantic Ocean and the Banana River. The homes were built between 1994 and 2021.
No. 1 — $4,125,000 · 182 Bayshore Dr, Melbourne Beach, Florida
A completely remodeled 1994 house on the Indian River Lagoon in Melbourne Beach brought $4.12 million. Eight bedrooms and seven baths occupy a reported 5,452 square feet, and the transaction was completed on August 13, 2026.
Quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances run through the remodeled rooms, which open to outdoor entertaining areas facing the water. New composite decking leads to a private dock with a boat lift, and a full-service marina sits directly across the river.
The house stands in the Sampson Grove Subdivision, a short drive from Sebastian Inlet and its fishing and surfing waters, on a lagoon where dolphins and manatees are regular sightings. Listing materials describe the private beaches of the Melbourne Beach community as fronting the largest sea turtle nesting area in the Western Hemisphere. The property previously changed hands for $1,350,000 in 2023.
Gibbs Baum Greg Zim of One Sotheby’s International was the listing agent. The $4.12 million transaction put Gibbs Baum Greg Zim on the listing side of RealtyWire’s No. 1 reported home sale in the Palm Bay, Florida metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. Matthew Sonberg of Waterman Real Estate represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $2,500,000 · 1000 N Riverside Dr, Indialantic, Florida
Villa Rotunda, a riverfront property on N Riverside Drive in Indialantic, sold for $2.5 million. The sale closed on August 12, 2026. The parcel runs to nearly a full acre with about 130 feet of Indian River frontage, and the 1996 Mediterranean-inspired concrete block house on it has four bedrooms and four and a half baths across a reported 3,085 square feet.
The property is walled and gated, and its waterfront work sets it apart: a new vinyl seawall finished with coquina rock, a private dock extended to 400 feet, and a boathouse at its end built for a 40-foot vessel, with a 40,000-pound lift. Roughly 375 feet of perimeter wall encloses grounds that include a cabana with a stone fireplace, a fire pit area and a gazebo housing a spa.
The house was offered for either full renovation or replacement, with architectural design plans available, and Riverside Drive runs between the Eau Gallie and Fifth Avenue causeways with no HOA restrictions. It previously changed hands for $1,650,000 in 2020.
Crystal Canina of Golden Group Realty LLC was the listing agent. The $2.5 million sale ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Palm Bay metro area Top 5 for the week, with Crystal Canina holding the listing. DeWayne Carpenter of Compass Florida, LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $2,375,000 · 10710 S Tropical Trl, Merritt Island, Florida
The third-ranked sale of the week, a four-bedroom, four-bath house on Merritt Island, was completed on August 11, 2026 at $2.375 million. The 1996 property sits in the Paradise Point No 1 subdivision and carries a reported 3,333 square feet. It previously changed hands for $1,295,000 in 2021.
Cheryl Wadsworth of Dalton Wade, Inc. was the listing agent. The $2.375 million transaction placed Cheryl Wadsworth at No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Palm Bay metro area Top 5 for the week.
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No. 4 — $1,550,000 · 3582 Durksly Dr, Melbourne, Florida
A 2021 pool home in the St Andrews Manor community in Melbourne sold on August 14, 2026 for $1.55 million. The three-bedroom, three-bath house adds a study and a three-car garage across a reported 3,257 square feet, and was built to a Santa Rosa floor plan by a long-established Brevard County builder.
Ten-foot ceilings, tray ceilings, wood-look porcelain tile flooring, eight-foot sliders and a tile roof carry through the house, and the kitchen has 42-inch cabinetry, quartz countertops, a large island, a pantry and upgraded stainless steel appliances.
A pool with a sun shelf, built-in loungers and tile accents sits on a travertine deck behind a screened enclosure, and the covered lanai holds seating groups, ceiling fans and a full outdoor kitchen with a built-in grill. The property previously changed hands for $858,000 in 2021.
Patrick PJ McLoughlin of Real Broker, LLC was the listing agent. The property closed at its full asking price, and at $1.55 million it ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Palm Bay metro area Top 5 for the week, with Patrick PJ McLoughlin on the listing side. Jennifer Peters of Real Broker, LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,250,000 · 2465 S Atlantic Ave Apt 402, Cocoa Beach, Florida
A southeast corner residence at The Carlyle, a South Cocoa Beach building of just eight homes, reached $1.25 million on August 14, 2026. The three-bedroom, three-bath property dates to 2005, carries a reported 2,713 square feet and is entered through a private vestibule off the secure elevator.
The open plan connects the kitchen, with wood cabinetry, an oversized island with seating, a gas cooktop and stainless steel appliances, to the living room, dining area and a seating group centered on a fireplace. New impact sliding glass doors and full-home shutters frame an east balcony over the Atlantic and a west balcony over the river.
Two under-building parking spaces come with the residence, and the pet-friendly association has resurfaced the community pool and added a new irrigation well and pump. The building sits between the Atlantic Ocean and the Banana River, steps from the beach.
Mary Ann Thompson of RE/MAX Elite was the listing agent. The $1.25 million sale took the No. 5 position in RealtyWire’s Palm Bay metro area Top 5 for the week, with Mary Ann Thompson on the listing side. Danielle Caneva of Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 16, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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