Beautiful house, probably doomed by the town's flood regulations

(I might have straightened out the mailbox post before taking the picture, but that’s a quibble)

New listing, 8 Shore Road, Old Greenwich, $1.695 million. Great price, but despite this house having survived every major hurricane since 1880, town regs will require it to be jacked up 13’ to ensure its safety from the ever-rising global warming waters estimated to arrive here in 1980 2001 2012, and this time we mean it 2032 — well, some day.

Credit to listing agent, Douglas Elliman’s Linda Michonski, for accurately describing the situation so that buyers can understand what’s being sold, and special mention for refraining from describing the tidal creek the house sits on as “direct waterfront” — it’s only navigable by (very small, shallow draft) craft at high tide, and she says so. I’d move in here tomorrow and be perfectly happy.

Remarks: This rare find in Old Greenwich sits on .4 of an acre and abuts tidal Tomac Creek. Creek views abound and a kayak or small boat can travel out to the Sound at high tide. The land is in an R 12 zone and has tidal wetlands that have been marked with pink flags. Because the land is in a flood zone, any additional construction will have to be elevated to comply with flood zone requirements. D'Andrea has done an extensive study of the property that is available to Buyers, builders and Agents to review. The study shows the building envelope with which an approximately 5300 square foot new home can be built. Or, if a buyer wishes to retain the current 1880 home, they can apply for historic status and build out the back of the existing house into the building envelope and possibly add eve More...