Brookfield?

[cmoscinski]

I am in the Brookfield area and without going in to see the home itself, you cannot assess the possibility of flooding. The only thing I could think of is home being on below grade ground level. I have not heard of any Hollywood homes flooding, but depends on what home you are talking about.

Every home has a possibility of flooding from backed up sewers or overload of rain water.

Some Brookfield homes have above ground sewers and installed drain tiles and sump pumps so as to lessen any possibility of taking on water. But again, down to the exact home LOCATION you are talking about...I don't think Brookfield is at any more risk than any other town.

To research more, enter the property address here: www.floodsmart.gov
or here http://msc.fema.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/FemaWelcomeView?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&lang Id=-1

[cmoscinski]

Update on Brookfield flooding. September 2008 storms did flood a large portion of homes along salt creek,along Prairie Avenue from 31st to Washington including north to 1st Avenue to just South to Ogden Avenue.

[Glamona]

With low taxes, convenient transportation, great schools, beautiful nature (named Tree City USA), famous zoo, Brookfield is a great place to live, raise a family, shop and do business.

[ihynes]

Flooding along the Des Plaines does occur once in a while, you can't rule it out. Flooding closed RB High School for one week last year, when those hurricane remnants hit the area. As far as the real estate agen'ts claim that Brookfield is the new "Oak Park," ha, that'll never happen - and why should we listen to those people anymore, now that they've given us the burst housing bubble? But that doesn't mean I don't like living there. It's the only affordable place we could find (during the height of the aforesaid bubble) that is reasonably close to the city and has good schools. The neighborhoods are very family-friendly. It's an easy commute downtown, and Oak Park is not too far away, if we want to do something there. I haven't picked up on any north/south snobbery in Brookfield, but maybe I haven't lived there long enough. At any rate, I don't feel like one side is better or worse.

[cmoscinski]

I absolutely agree that Brookfield is a very nice community. Near Metra, quick commute to Loop.

Close to very popular LaGrange shopping and entertainment. Many from nearby suburbs love it.

And I don't know if you follow any of my blogs, but I state that ANY community is only as great as the people that live in it "make it".

You have to be involved.