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Anyway, I took some pics of Melbourne this weekend, so here we go:
First there is the Harbor Edge Condominiums located near the base of the Melbourne Causway. It will be 80 feet upon completion.
To give more perspective, the building is right near One Harbor Place
It's also about 80 ft I believe
I also saw the sales center for the Vues condos and peeked inside. I believe they are also 80ft. I think they are somehow affiliated with Harbor City Center as well. Construction hasn't started yet but the fact that there is a sales center around is a positive sign.
Nearby, I found the site of what will be the Summit at Melbourne Place. It will be a 159 condo tower and an 80 foot hotel, along with a restaurant and some townhouses.
Here is a street level view of downtown along New Haven Ave.
Not too much nightlife around really. There are a few popular places though like Main street pub.
Some trendy places have popped up in more recent years like City Tropics bistro along Fifth Avenue, beachside.
With all the senior citizen opposition to big buildings it's kind of ironic the tallest buildings in this area are a seniors-only community. Even sadder that they are also pretty ugly IMO.
Next I went south on US1. I just liked how this building appears to be levitating next to the water. That's the Melbourne causeway in the background.
Next door there are a pair of condos going in to replace the Coral Bay restaurant. Look to be about 10 stories.
About a half mile further south, there a sign for two more condo buildings.
At the base of Eau Gallie Causeway, the Pineapple House is near completion. More condos here.
Next door, I saw this sign in an empty sand lot. MORE condos??
Here is the Bellsouth building near the Babcock/Hibiscus intersection.
Something else is getting built nearby. Not sure what it is. They are on the 3rd story now. I don't want to get too optimistic, but there is a crane here anyway. The developer is Welbro, who have a number of hotels in Orlando.
This is a downtown project called The Lofts and is still pending approval from Melbourne city council. It will be 120 ft if built.
In addition to these Dr. Hynes has approval for twin 149 ft towers for a new project called Crane Creek Campus which will straddle the train tracks near US1 south of the Summit at Melbourne Place. They will include his surgery center, a hotel, restaurant, offices, and condos. A pedestrian bridge will also be built to link it to downtown to the north.
I have spent a lot of time compiling all this info, but there is still quite a bit I don't know. According to Florida Today, there are currently 10 projects approved/pending approval from the Melbourne City Council ranging from 76 feet to 159 ft. The 159 footer would be the Summit. To put things in perspective, that is nearly twice the height of One Harbor Place. I will definitely keep an eye out for future development here. If anyone else has more info, let me know. Also I have some more renderings if I can find them.
I hope it lives up to the standards of a walkable, dense, mixed use develpment that the developers are promising (and not a fake smart growth duplicate like Viera 
which is due North). Traffic, however, seems to be a real issue with the city planners. I'll try to make the meeting tonight and find more info.
