2145 Monument Drive is a four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath single-family home in Virginia Beach's Alexandria subdivision — a well-established inland neighborhood where 1991-era construction means real square footage, real lot sizes, and none of the HOA overhead that follows buyers around in newer planned communities.
Alexandria, the subdivision — not the city across the Chesapeake Bay — sits in the Centerville district of Virginia Beach, roughly in the geographic middle of the city. That position matters more than it might sound. Centerville is one of those parts of Virginia Beach that locals quietly appreciate: close enough to everything without being in the thick of any one thing. The streets here were laid out in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which means mature tree canopy, established landscaping, and homes that have settled into their lots rather than standing raw on freshly graded earth.
Alexandria homes in this part of Virginia Beach tend to draw a practical, community-minded crowd — dual-income households, military families on their second or third PCS, and move-up buyers who have been in the market long enough to know what they actually want. The neighborhood has no HOA, which is either a selling point or a non-issue depending on your philosophy, but it does mean residents aren't paying monthly fees to be told what color to paint their shutters. Alexandria Park sits less than a third of a mile from Monument Drive, Centerville Park is within half a mile, and the overall street grid is calm and residential without feeling remote. This is a neighborhood that functions well as a long-term home base.
Living in Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach is the most populous city in Virginia and, depending on the season, feels like it's trying to prove that fact. The oceanfront draws millions of visitors annually, but the vast majority of people who actually live here never think about the Boardwalk on a Tuesday morning. The city is enormous — geographically speaking, it's one of the largest cities by land area in the contiguous United States — and that size creates distinct submarkets that barely resemble each other. Oceanfront condos, Sandbridge cottages, Kempsville ranches, and Great Neck colonials are all technically Virginia Beach real estate, but they serve completely different buyers.
The Centerville corridor, where 2145 Monument Drive sits, is the inland, practical, get-things-done version of Virginia Beach. Property taxes here are middle-of-the-pack for Hampton Roads, and the city's services infrastructure — roads, utilities, parks — is generally well-maintained in this part of the 23464 zip code. For buyers weighing homes for sale in Virginia Beach against neighboring Chesapeake or Suffolk, the Centerville area often wins on convenience: you're close to I-64 and the Greenbrier corridor without paying the premium that comes with a Virginia Beach zip code closer to the water. The differentiators, as always in Hampton Roads, come down to commute, access, and what you're actually doing with your weekends.
What's Nearby
The immediate walkability around Monument Drive is genuinely useful, which is not something every inland Virginia Beach address can claim. A Royal Farms sits about three-tenths of a mile away — close enough to walk for coffee or a quick grocery run — and a Harris Teeter is roughly six-tenths of a mile out, which covers the full weekly shopping list without getting in a car. For a neighborhood built in the early 1990s, that kind of proximity to everyday retail is a real convenience.
On the coffee front, Pourfavor Coffee Shop is approximately two-tenths of a mile from the front door, which puts it solidly in the "walk there on a Saturday morning" category. If Starbucks is more your speed, there's one about six-tenths of a mile away near the Greenbrier retail corridor, along with Sun Flour Cafe — a local spot that has been a neighborhood fixture under various names — at roughly the same distance. Chicho's Pizza on the Greenbrier side is a Hampton Roads institution at this point, and it's under a mile away, which matters on Friday nights.
For fitness, Anytime Fitness is about two-tenths of a mile from the address, and Elite Performance Lab is just slightly farther. Dawn Pilates Studio rounds out the options at roughly six-tenths of a mile. The recreational green space is equally accessible: Alexandria Park is a short walk, Centerville Park is within half a mile, and Charlestown Athletic Complex — which includes athletic fields and open recreation space — is also within half a mile. For a suburban address, the combination of walkable retail, coffee, fitness, and parks in a single tight radius is worth noting.
Commuting to USCG Finance Center Chesapeake
The nearest military installation to 2145 Monument Drive is the USCG Finance Center in Chesapeake, approximately 2.2 miles away — roughly a four-minute drive under normal conditions. That proximity is notable for Coast Guard personnel assigned to the Finance Center, which handles pay and personnel accounting functions for the service nationally. It's a smaller footprint than the major Navy or Air Force installations in the region, but for the right assignment, living essentially next door to your duty station is a significant quality-of-life factor.
For homes near USCG Finance Center Chesapeake, the Centerville area of Virginia Beach and the adjacent Greenbrier section of Chesapeake represent the most logical residential corridor. The 23464 zip code sits right at that Virginia Beach-Chesapeake boundary, which means buyers here can access both cities' retail and services without a meaningful commute penalty in either direction.
Beyond the Finance Center, the broader Hampton Roads military ecosystem is accessible from this address. Naval Station Norfolk is roughly 25 to 30 minutes northeast via I-264 or the surface street grid. NAS Oceana in Virginia Beach is in a similar range heading east. Joint Base Langley-Eustis across the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel is a longer drive — typically 45 to 55 minutes depending on tunnel traffic — but manageable for families who prioritize the Centerville location for other reasons. The Centerville area has absorbed multiple generations of PCS families, and the neighborhood reflects that: people who have lived in six cities know a functional, well-positioned address when they see one.
A Walk Through the Property
A Walk Through the Property
At 2,000 square feet across four bedrooms and two and a half baths, 2145 Monument Drive sits comfortably in the move-up tier of the Virginia Beach inland market. The home was built in 1991, which places it in the middle of a particular construction era — after the builder-grade minimalism of the 1970s and before the open-concept everything of the 2000s. That vintage typically means defined room separation, adequate closet space, and construction quality that has had three decades to prove itself.
The half-bath placement on the main level is standard for the era and practical for daily life — guests don't need to navigate upstairs, and the main living areas stay functional during busy mornings. Four bedrooms upstairs gives the floor plan flexibility that three-bedroom homes in this price range simply can't match: a dedicated home office, a guest room, a nursery, or all three if you're creative about it. The property carries no HOA, so there are no restrictions on parking a work truck, adding a fence, or making exterior modifications that a homeowners association might otherwise require a committee vote to approve. The lot is a standard suburban configuration for the subdivision, without waterfront or pool features, which keeps the maintenance calculus straightforward.
A Day in the Life
A weekday morning at 2145 Monument Drive starts with a short walk to Pourfavor for coffee, or a quick drive if the schedule is tight. The Greenbrier corridor — with its grocery stores, restaurants, and services — is close enough that most errands collapse into a single loop rather than multiple trips. Evenings have options: Chicho's Pizza for something easy, or cooking at home with Harris Teeter ingredients picked up on the way back from work. Weekends open up more. The Virginia Beach oceanfront is roughly 25 minutes east, First Landing State Park is in the same range, and the Chesapeake Arboretum is nearby for something quieter. The Centerville location puts you close enough to everything in Hampton Roads to feel connected, without the noise and traffic that come with living directly in any one attraction's orbit.
For Military Families Considering This Address
The four-minute drive to the USCG Finance Center is the headline for Coast Guard households, but the broader military calculus here is strong regardless of branch. The 23464 zip code is VA-loan-friendly territory — inventory in this range and this zip code regularly includes homes that appraise cleanly and sellers who are familiar with the process. Four bedrooms handles the space requirements that most military families accumulate after a few PCS moves, and the no-HOA status removes one layer of complexity from the purchase. If orders change and the next assignment is NAS Oceana, Naval Station Norfolk, or even Joint Base Langley-Eustis, the Centerville location remains a reasonable commute hub for all three.
For Hampton Roads Families Upgrading from a Starter Home
The jump from a two- or three-bedroom starter to a four-bedroom home is one of the more satisfying moves in the Hampton Roads market, and 2145 Monument Drive makes that case clearly. Two thousand square feet gives a family room to grow without the carrying costs of the larger colonials that start appearing in the 2,400-to-2,800-square-foot range. The established neighborhood means the infrastructure — sidewalks, parks, nearby retail — is already in place. Alexandria Park and Charlestown Athletic Complex are both within half a mile, which is the kind of detail that matters more once kids are in the picture.
For Buyers New to Hampton Roads
If you're relocating to the region and trying to get your bearings, the Centerville area of Virginia Beach is a reasonable first landing point. It's geographically central — close to I-64, positioned between Norfolk and the Outer Banks corridor, and within reasonable range of most major employment centers in Hampton Roads. The 23464 zip code gives you a Virginia Beach address with inland pricing, which is a combination that doesn't always last as the market shifts. Virginia Beach homes for sale in this zip code tend to move consistently, and the Centerville submarket has held its value across multiple cycles.
For Buyers Comparing Similar-Era Homes in Virginia Beach
Early-1990s construction in Virginia Beach occupies an interesting middle position in the market. These homes are old enough to have mature landscaping and established neighborhoods, but not so old that major systems are necessarily at end of life. Buyers comparing this vintage against newer construction in the 23462 or 23456 zip codes will find that the trade-off is usually square footage and lot size in favor of the older home, versus newer finishes and tighter energy envelopes in the new builds. Virginia Beach homes for sale in the 1989-to-1995 construction window often represent the best value-per-square-foot in the inland market, particularly in subdivisions like Alexandria where the neighborhood character has had time to develop.
Tom and Dariya Milan at LPT Realty specialize in exactly this kind of Hampton Roads real estate decision — the comparisons, the trade-offs, the "is this the right zip code for our situation" conversations that don't resolve themselves from a listing page. Reach out through vahome.com or by phone to talk through what 2145 Monument Drive looks like against the rest of the Centerville market, or against whatever else is on your shortlist right now.
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