In just a few years, you’ll have a thrilling new reason to hit the road west from Orlando.

COCOA BEACH, Fla. An Orlando native who visited Space Coast beaches as a kid, Howie D of the Backstreet Boys has built and lived in oceanfront condominiums in Avon-by-the-Sea and Cape Canaveral since the 1990s. Cocoa Beach is a hidden gem to me. The Surf property is located on North Atlantic Avenue between Minutemen Causeway and North First Street, just north of Coconuts on the Beach and Beach Shack. "The building is not just unique to Cocoa Beach, but it really is a one-of-a-kind for Brevard," said Christopher Burton, president of Christopher Burton Luxury Homes. The Cocoa Beach City Commission unanimously approved a site plan for The Surf last October.