Is there a problem buying a house sites in front of a detention pond?

[Chad C.]

dear all, 

I am interested in a new build in this lot. But it is right in front of the community detention pond, could that be a problem? It is about 100 ft to the fence of the pond from the back of the house. Right now there is no sign of flooding or anything, but just wondering if that is a positive thing or negative thing to the property? I put a GIS picture here: (The house is not displayed in this map, but it is already there and I just a notepad window to demonstrate where it is.)

Thanks you all. 

[Dustin Tucker]

Hello Chad, Unless this property is in the 100 year floodplain, the Detention pond lots are usually the premium lots in the neighborhood.  From my experience buyers typically prefer these lots because they will not have any neighbors directly behind them.

I can't tell from your question if there is an existing house built, that you are purchasing, or if you are buying a lot and going to build on it.

Also, you should have access to an interactive flood plain viewer to look where the 100, 500 and zone X for the flood plain are situated. Hope this helps.