Some homes you buy for the house. This one you buy for the water. 444 Cardinal Dr sits on a seawalled canal in Waterway Estates, beachside in Satellite Beach, with a covered dock, no fixed bridges, less than a mile by water to the open Banana River, and no HOA. Built in 1966, this single-story mid-century ranch has 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths and 1,844 heated SF, and the bones are the good stuff: breeze-block screen walls, terrazzo floors in the bedrooms, wood-style floors in the living and dining rooms, and a family room with its own full bath. A screened lanai runs nearly the width of the home and looks across a shaded lawn, under old oaks and magnolias, to your boat. The finishes come from another era and are ready for their next chapter, and whoever writes it gets to make every choice. Bring your paint swatches and your fishing rods. The location, the lot and the dock are already done. A canal-front lot with a covered dock, beachside in Satellite Beach, waiting for its next owner to make it theirs. 444 Cardinal Drive, Satellite Beach, FL 32937 is a single-story, 3 bedroom, 3 full bath, 1,844 heated square foot mid-century home on a 0.19 acre canal-front lot in Waterway Estates, on Florida's Space Coast. WHAT IS LIFE LIKE HERE? Waterway Estates is a canal neighborhood on the barrier island in Satellite Beach, with the Banana River on one side and the Atlantic Ocean less than a mile to the east. Most days here start and end outside. Take the paddleboard off the dock at sunrise, run the boat out to the river for an afternoon of fishing, then head to the beach for a sunset walk. Manatees and dolphins make their home in the Banana River, and sea turtles nest on Satellite Beach's ocean beaches from spring through fall. Satellite Beach keeps a small-town, beach-town pace. The city's beach parks, including Pelican Beach Park and Hightower Beach Park, have pavilions, picnic areas and long stretches of sand, and Samsons Island Nature Park is a boat-access-only nature island in the Banana River. This is the Space Coast, and Satellite Beach is a popular spot to watch rocket launches from Cape Canaveral to the north. Restaurants and shops line nearby A1A, with Cocoa Beach and Port Canaveral to the north and Melbourne to the south. WHAT IS THE WATER LIKE? The home sits on a seawalled canal with a wood dock and a covered boat slip. The canal is navigable to the Banana River with no fixed bridges, and the open river is less than a mile from the dock by water. Old oaks and magnolias shade the lawn between the lanai and the seawall. WHAT MAKES THE SPACE DIFFERENT? Beachside, room under roof is the hard part to find. This home gives you 1,844 heated square feet on one level, a 540 square foot attached two-car garage, a screened lanai that runs nearly the width of the house, and a covered courtyard at the front entry, already under the main roofline. Three full baths in a single-story beachside home means nobody has to share a bathroom, including overnight guests. WHAT IS THE HOME LIKE? Built in 1966, the house has breeze-block screen walls across the front, the mid-century detail that gives it its character. Inside, the living and dining rooms have wood-style floors and the bedrooms and hall have terrazzo. The living room opens through sliding glass to the screened lanai and the water. The kitchen has white cabinetry and a gas cooktop. A family room on the water side of the house has its own full bath and a slider to the backyard, so it can be a den, an office, a game room or a guest suite. The primary bedroom has a walk-in closet, an ensuite with a double vanity and walk-in shower, and its own slider to the lanai. Bedrooms two and three share a Jack-and-Jill bath with a jetted tub. WHERE IS THE POTENTIAL? The finishes are from another era, which means the next owner gets to choose every one of them. Polish the terrazzo, refresh the floors, open up the kitchen, and let the breeze block be the star. The front courtyard and the long screened lanai are already framed and under roof, so there is room to grow your living space without giving up the yard (subject to permits). The lot, the water and the location are the parts you cannot change, and here they are already right.
