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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good feedback.  Thank you.  I think I have 20 years before I need to worry about stairs, but I hadn't even noticed the boat slip, and don't want it.  I'll continue looking.  Just not loving the idea of an apartment.[/quote]

If you’re looking in Old Town, be wary of Union Street.  The first few blocks up from the waterfront are built on fill and flood pretty regularly. Look at the water level measure carved into the Torpedo Factory. The elevation rises pretty quickly, so anything more than a couple blocks up is fine. [/quote]

+1. You can check the elevation of any location by hovering over it in Google Earth. PP makes an important point: there's flooding like "the street is under water" — which is plenty likely this low in Old Town — and there's "the ground is completely waterlogged and my basement is saturated even though I don't see the river lapping at my door...yet." Important to be aware of both.

In sum, if I wanted to be in Old Town, which I think is fantastic for retirees, I would look for an upper-level unit if I wanted to be that close to the water or further from the river if I wanted a house with street-level entrance and main floor.[/quote]

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