634 Brickell Street SE
Palm Bay, FL 32909
Subject Snapshot
Facts drawn from the Zillow public listing page and 2022 Brevard deed record. Bedroom/bath count was confirmed by Christine. Condition, flood zone, and garage car count still to verify.
Three Pricing Scenarios
Wide band driven by condition uncertainty. Same-vintage resale comps in this submarket spread $156k for near-identical houses. Close that gap by confirming condition.
Original, As-Is
Move-in Ready
Renovated
Market Snapshot
SE Palm Bay (MLS Area 343) single-family, 3–5 bed, 1,570–2,120 sqft, built 2012+. Pulled from Space Coast MLS on April 23, 2026.
Anchor Comps — Resale Closings
Four resale closings in the last ~3 months. Sorted by $/sqft. These are the defensible evidence for the recommended range.
| Address | Sub. | Year | Sqft | Beds/Baths | Close Date | Close Price | $/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 571 Coconut Street SE | Malabar 12 | 2022 | 1,830 | 4 / 2 | 3/13/2026 | $284,000 | $155 |
| 1098 Castile Road SE | Malabar 9 | 2024 | 1,830 | 4 / 2 | 2/27/2026 | $336,000 | $184 |
| 328 Charlotta Avenue SE | Country 9 | 2017 | 2,062 | 3 / 2 | 4/14/2026 | $449,000 | $218 |
| 363 Eckert Street SE | Malabar 10 | 2021 | 1,845 | 4 / 2 | 3/2/2026 | $440,000 | $238 |
The Logic
Why the range is what it is.
We pulled 112 single-family listings in MLS Area 343 (SE Palm Bay) from Space Coast MLS across Active, Contingent, Coming Soon, Pending, and Closed statuses. Forty-seven of those pass our tight filter: 1,570–2,120 sqft, built 2012 or later, 3–5 bedrooms.
Of the 15 closings in that tight filter, 11 are K. Hovnanian, Maronda, and Christopher Alan builder closings — new construction where the buyer is contracting directly with a builder. Those sale prices don't reflect arm's-length value because builder incentives (rate buydowns, closing credits, upgrade packages) aren't captured in the close price field. We've segregated them and are using them for directional signal only, not as primary resale comps.
That leaves four true resale closings. It's thin. For a pre-listing internal read like this one, four comps is workable — we're just testing whether the Zillow number lines up with defensible MLS evidence. For an actual listing conversation, we'd widen the geography to the boxed-in submarket boundary (Malabar to Jupiter to US-1) or stretch to the last 6 months to thicken the set.
The resale $/sqft ran from $155 to $238 — a huge range for houses statistically identical on paper. The spread isn't vintage (2017–2024 across the four). It isn't size (all within 230 sqft of the subject). It's condition. The $155/sqft comp closed 6 weeks ago at $284k; the exact-sqft-match $238/sqft comp sold three months ago at $440k. The subject could land anywhere in that range depending on what's happened to it over the last 3.5 years of ownership.
Our point pick at $329,000 ($178/sqft) assumes the subject is in typical condition for its vintage — original 2022 builder finishes, 3.5 years of normal use, no renovations, no major deferred maintenance. It splits the two closest-vintage resales and lands inside Zillow's independent $312k–$345k estimate. Whether the real number lands higher or lower depends entirely on what we see when we actually look at the property.
Before Any Seller Conversation
Five gaps to close. Each one either tightens the recommendation or surfaces a new risk.
- Condition check. Drive by the property, pull 2022 builder listing photos from Stellar archives, or request current photos from the owner. The price range is as wide as it is because we haven't done this yet.
- Flood zone confirmation. Pull parcel 293707GN5474 from bcpao.us (allowlist the site or check manually). Anything other than Zone X tightens the range downward 3–8% for insurance cost.
- Garage car count. BCPAO appraiser card will show it. Typical 2022 Palm Bay build is 2-car.
- Permits since 2022. Same BCPAO record. Roof, HVAC, additions, impact windows — all validate condition claims.
- Owner intent + timeline. Selling? Staying in-state? Any refinance or HELOC constraints on the target price? Homestead portability applicable? These change the framing, not the price.
Still Outstanding
Two MLS exports to complete the picture. Neither is critical for the pre-listing read above — both are needed for an actual seller-facing deck.
Residential Lease search from Space Coast MLS. Long-term rental is the relevant exercise here — Palm Bay isn't STR territory. Zillow Rent Zestimate $1,917/mo is a starting signal. Expected range for a 4/2 at this size: $1,850–$2,100/mo.
Last 6 months. Tells us what the market rejected — the ceiling signal. Especially useful for deciding whether the $405k "upgraded" scenario is real or would sit.