Thanks to Climate Change, property insurance has become more expensive and ncreasingly difficult to obtain for properties assumed to be in a Coastal Hazard Zone. This typically is taken to mean anywhere near the water, which of course we are. This page contains images of Thorwald in relation to FEMA Flood Zones as of 2024.
The following are captures from FEMA maps taken in 2024. A link to the full size FEMA map for Gloucester is provided at the bottom of the page.
The Thorwald Condominium is circled in green.
This Google Earth view shows that the closest Thorwald Building (Building 5) is 665 feet from the tidal area and 32 feet above sea level.
This extract from the FEMA Flood Report again shows Thorwald well out of the Flood Zones.
The following link will display the full, 23 megabyte FEMA Report for East Gloucester.
