Resolves the flood-risk gap flagged in the Site & Regional Challenges report: the parcel's actual FEMA flood zone, checked directly rather than assumed from river distance.
Sources: First Street Foundation property & city climate-risk reports; FEMA Flood Map Service Center (National Flood Hazard Layer).
This Parcel — First Street Flood Factor
✓MinimalFirst Street Foundation's property-level flood factor for 58 Freestone Ave — the lowest band on their 1–10 scale.
City of Portland — 30-Year Outlook
⚠Majorat risk of flooding over the next 30 years — 9.1% of all properties citywide. This is an aggregate across the whole town, including riverfront parcels; it is not this property's own score (above).
| Flood zone | Zone X — Area of Minimal Flood Hazard (unshaded / outside the Special Flood Hazard Area) |
| FIRM panel | 09007C0109G, effective 8/28/2008 |
| Community | Town of Portland, CT — #090130 |
| Coordinates | 41.572814, −72.634377 |
| Nearest mapped hazard | Zone AE (1% annual chance flood, base flood elevation established) along the Connecticut River corridor |
This confirms the parcel sits outside FEMA's 100-year floodplain — the check the Site & Regional Challenges report flagged as outstanding. The 0.9–1.25 km river buffer previously cited as suggestive evidence is now backed by a direct FIRM lookup, not just distance. Two independent sources agree: First Street's own property-level Flood Factor (1/10, Minimal) and FEMA's zone determination (Zone X) both read this specific parcel as low risk, even though the city overall — driven by its riverfront properties — carries a "major" rating.