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Aetos Systems KSC Layoffs: 126 Jobs at Risk by Year-End
Aetos Systems Inc. filed a Florida WARN notice Oct. 16 warning that up to 126 employees at Kennedy Space Center could lose their jobs by Dec. 31 as NASA pulls IT work in-house from the AEGIS contract.
Cassandra Hartford
4 days ago4 min read
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Melbourne Commercial Land Off N Wickham Rd Sells for $2M
Melbourne commercial land off N Wickham Road sold for $2,000,000, by a deed recorded October 19, 2026.
Cassandra Hartford
6 days ago2 min read
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395 E Eau Gallie Blvd Fast Food Building Sells for $1.6M
The fast food restaurant building at 395 E Eau Gallie Blvd in Melbourne, 2,938 square feet on 0.43 acres, sold for $1,600,000, by a deed recorded October 19, 2026.
Cassandra Hartford
6 days ago2 min read
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Melbourne Retail Space: Kane's Furniture Building Sells for $6.79M
The Kane's Furniture store at 3401 W New Haven Ave, 58,922 square feet of Melbourne retail space built in 2000 on 3.93 acres, sold for $6,790,598, by a deed recorded October 13, 2026.
Cassandra Hartford
7 days ago2 min read
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Brevard County Commercial Land in Palm Shores Sells for $4.61M
Vacant Brevard County commercial land on US 1 in Palm Shores, east of the FEC railroad, sold for $4,608,513, by a deed recorded October 19, 2026.
Cassandra Hartford
7 days ago2 min read
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Cocoa Retail Space: 315 Peachtree St Sells for $2.5M to Home City Ice
The two retail buildings at 315 Peachtree St in Cocoa, 8,313 square feet of Cocoa retail space on 0.56 acres, sold for $2,500,000 to Home City Ice Co, by a deed recorded October 7, 2026.
Cassandra Hartford
Oct 212 min read
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Cocoa Commercial Land: $745,000 County Purchase on the October 20 Agenda
The Brevard County Commission's October 20, 2026 agenda carries a contract to buy 8.22 acres of Cocoa commercial land on Range Road from Gamopin LLC for $745,000, the average of two 2026 appraisals, for the West Cocoa Master Stormwater Improvements Project at Mud Lake.
Cassandra Hartford
Oct 212 min read
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Brevard County Land Authority: Barrier Island Hearing October 20
The Brevard County Commission's October 20, 2026 agenda carries a public hearing on an ordinance creating the Brevard Barrier Island Area Land Authority, a body that can buy land, easements and development rights in the barrier island Area of Critical State Concern south of the Town of Melbourne Beach.
Cassandra Hartford
Oct 214 min read
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Rockledge Annexation: Five Parcels, 12.19 Acres, Second Reading October 21
The Rockledge City Council hears five voluntary annexation ordinances at second reading on October 21, 2026: 7.14 acres on Pluckebaum Road, 3.61 acres on Yellow Place, 1.29 acres on Barnes Boulevard and two Flypark Drive units, 12.19 acres in all.
Cassandra Hartford
Oct 202 min read
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Titusville Aerospace Center of Excellence Opens: Converted Gym, $1.2M State Allocation
Eastern Florida State College opened its Aerospace Center of Excellence on the Titusville campus on October 13, 2026, converting a former gymnasium into labs and classrooms and adding an aviation training hangar under a $1.2 million state allocation.
Cassandra Hartford
Oct 202 min read
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2800 Fordham Rd Senior Care Property in Palm Bay Sells for $3.22M
The senior care property at 2800 Fordham Rd NE in Palm Bay, 51,874 square feet in three buildings on 17.23 acres along Turkey Creek, sold for $3,220,000, by a deed recorded October 14, 2026.
Cassandra Hartford
Oct 192 min read
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West Melbourne Rezoning and a 29.87-Acre Annexation Question on October 20
The West Melbourne City Council meets October 20, 2026 on a rezoning and development agreement at 235 Park Hill Boulevard, a $600,000 purchase of six Park Hill parcels for the water plant project, and whether to annex 29.87 acres west of St. Johns Heritage Parkway.
Cassandra Hartford
Oct 192 min read
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Palm Bay Office Space: 460 Malabar Rd Unit Sells for $6M
A 12,106 square foot Palm Bay office space, Unit A.02 of the Malabar Oaks commercial condominium at 460 Malabar Rd SE, built in 2023, sold for $6,000,000, by a deed recorded October 13, 2026.
Cassandra Hartford
Oct 192 min read
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Melbourne Industrial Land: 40 Acres Sell for $12M on Opportunity Dr
Forty acres of vacant Melbourne industrial land at 4025 to 4045 Opportunity Drive sold for $12,000,000, by a deed recorded October 13, 2026.
Cassandra Hartford
Oct 182 min read
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Malabar Land: County Votes October 20 on $2.425M Scrub Purchase
The Brevard County Commission's October 20, 2026 agenda carried the purchase of 19.68 acres of Malabar land next to Jordan Scrub Sanctuary from AMC Malabar LLC for $2,425,000, with $550,000 from The Nature Conservancy. The same agenda carried a $745,000 West Cocoa stormwater parcel.
Cassandra Hartford
Oct 183 min read
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Port Canaveral Ground Lease: Aquarium Site, 14 Acres, 31 Years
The September 23, 2026 Canaveral Port Authority packet lays out the revised aquarium ground lease: 14 acres on the Banana River, a 31-year term, $20,833.33 a month rising 2.5 percent a year, and rent starting no later than January 1, 2033.
Cassandra Hartford
Oct 182 min read
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CesiumAstro Melbourne: $25M Facility and 100 Jobs Announced
The Space Coast EDC announced October 15 that CesiumAstro will invest $25 million in a Melbourne engineering and manufacturing facility and add 100 jobs over the next 12 months.
Cassandra Hartford
Oct 172 min read
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Blue Origin Rocket Park: $330M Expansion Finishes Summer 2027
Blue Origin's October 16 post on its Florida infrastructure: a $330 million expansion at the 1.37 million square foot Rocket Park, new integration facilities at the Cape, and more than 20 sites across Brevard and Orange counties.
Cassandra Hartford
Oct 172 min read
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Emerald Lakes Palm Bay: Council Approves Phase 1, 4-0
Palm Bay City Council voted 4-0 on October 15 for Emerald Lakes East Phase 1: 652 apartments, 1,106,700 square feet of nonresidential space including a 400-room hotel, on 250.96 acres east of I-95.
Cassandra Hartford
Oct 173 min read
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Brevard Restaurants Closing in October: Dates and Addresses
The Green Room Cafe in Cocoa Beach closed October 17, The PSJ Cellar on Curtis Boulevard closes October 25, and Chi Lin on Merritt Island October 31, with building size and year built from the Property Appraiser.
Cassandra Hartford
Oct 162 min read
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