Viera,Florida (Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach: mortgages, home, construction)

[Florida15]

Carolad...What did you decide? We got stuck here in N.C. at least for two-two and a half more years,but still have every intention of still moving to Viera.

[Jodeeze]

I live in Viera. Best place in the entire county. Newly built outside shopping area (the Avenue Viera), great golf courses, regional park, wilderness area, Brevard zoo, easy access to beaches (15 minutes away). Very nice. Washington Nationals spring training and Brevard Manatees minor league baseball at Space Coast Stadium. 45 mins. to Orlando. Plenty of good fishing too.

[Jodeeze]

Beaches in front of Patrick Air Force base are a quick ride (20 mins) across Pineda Causeway

[Lover of Animals]

wish you the best in Viera home builders left that area long time ago they can't even sell models and crime in shopping area is on the rise good luck .

[chopchop0]

Originally Posted by Jodeeze

I live in Viera. Best place in the entire county. Newly built outside shopping area (the Avenue Viera), great golf courses, regional park, wilderness area, Brevard zoo, easy access to beaches (15 minutes away). Very nice. Washington Nationals spring training and Brevard Manatees minor league baseball at Space Coast Stadium. 45 mins. to Orlando. Plenty of good fishing too.

I'd much prefer beachside, but if you want to live on mainland, you're correct. Indiatlantic, Cocoa Beach and Satellite still get my vote though. Why live in a cookie cutter village when you could live on the water instead?

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by chopchop0

I'd much prefer beachside, but if you want to live on mainland, you're correct. Indiatlantic, Cocoa Beach and Satellite still get my vote though. Why live in a cookie cutter village when you could live on the water instead?

I agree though unfortunately many find the newly built, treeless/cookie-cutter look attractive. It's the same in much of Florida sadly.

[Manuel de Vol]

Viera has most of the things I want (apart from Alps to hike in and Alpine roads to ride on) but it's near the sea, I can swim, sail and fish.

(I spend the summer in Oberbayern. - I've got mountains in my back yard and a bike in the garage. )

The crime rate is low, the standard of living is high and the people are friendly. I live in a 25yr old plus house in one of the earliest communities to be established here and it was a good choice.

'...newly built, treeless/cookie-cutter look...'? - Not where I live!

[Florida Vince]

Originally Posted by Rabflmom

What is the closest beach to Viera? Cocoa Beach at the end of 520? Jetty Park at Cape Canaveral using the Pineada Causeway? Canova Beach using the Eau Gallie Causeway?

Trying to figure out how you could get to any beach by using any of these causeways from Viera in 15 minutes. Am I just overlooking something?

I have never gone to the beach from Viera but was thinking it would take at least 30-40 minutes in traffic getting to a causway,cross it, and finding a beach.

Once someone lives in the area you will not even want to go to a beach that is at the end of where a causeway comes over the river. That is the tourist beaches and we tend to avoid them like the plague and head for the less crowded beaches .

It is almost exactly 15 minutes from the Viera hospital ---> I-95 (1 mile) ---> Pineda Causeway exit (1 mile from the Viera exit) ---> to the beach in Patricks / North Satellite Beach (@ 6 miles), so @ 8-9 miles from Viera to the beach - next time I'll measure it for you while driving. I know this because I live here in Viera and make the trip every week. No traffic once you hit I-95. Not sure what Rabflmom is referring to as all the beaches here are nice (except for areas in Cocoa Beach around Ron Jons and Coconuts - lots of tourists). Just watch out when running out in the water at Patricks as there are lots of rocks at some of the beaches. Also, if you're looking for your hometown up north here in Florida you will definitely be disappointed. Come here, enjoy the sunshine, humidity, bugs, wildlife, BEAUTIFUL weather 6 months of the year and proximity to the coast but leave the "Back where I come from they do this and that...." mentality at the state line as no one here cares. Basically don't be a complainypants as you will be like every other transplant here that sticks out like a sore thumb when they brag about where they came from. Viera is a great area and only getting better. Good luck!

[Florida Vince]

Originally Posted by chopchop0

I'd much prefer beachside, but if you want to live on mainland, you're correct. Indiatlantic, Cocoa Beach and Satellite still get my vote though. Why live in a cookie cutter village when you could live on the water instead?

Yeah, because 1960's beachside bare block homes with one car garages and 5K property insurances bills are just so appealing ....

[Florida Vince]

Originally Posted by Lover of Animals

wish you the best in Viera home builders left that area long time ago they can't even sell models and crime in shopping area is on the rise good luck .

Models are selling out as fast as they put them up and what crime? Please elaborate.