118 North Kresson Street, Baltimore
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Quick answers
- What is the 2026 conforming loan limit in Baltimore city?
- $832,750 for a single-unit home, per FHFA. Larger loans are jumbo loans.
- Is radon a problem here?
- EPA radon zone 2, moderate potential.
- What natural disasters is 118 North Kresson Street at risk for?
- FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area relatively low overall, with elevated heat wave risk.
Safety and environment
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively Low
Highest for this area: heat wave. These drive insurance cost here.
FEMA National Risk Index, census tract
Superfund site
5,200 ft
Kane & Lombard Street Drums (NPL Site). Check groundwater and vapor reports on the EPA site page.
EPA National Priorities List
Leaking fuel tanks
19 within 1,650 ft
Nearest: Norfolk So Corp Orangeville Yard/Conrail, 4500 E Fayette St (450 ft), no further action. Every release here is closed by the state regulator.
EPA UST Finder, leaking underground storage tank releases
Brownfield site
1,300 ft
Impero Foods and 3 more within half a mile. Former industrial land in EPA's cleanup and reuse program.
EPA ACRES Brownfields
High-voltage line
950 ft
115 kV line run by BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
HIFLD transmission lines
Radon potential
Moderate
Average indoor levels of 2 to 4 pCi/L. EPA still suggests testing ground-floor and basement units.
EPA and USGS Geologic Radon Potential Map
Wildfire risk
Very Low
Wildfire risk is low enough that standard home insurance usually covers it.
FEMA National Risk Index
Nearest public schools
2,350 ft
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 (2,350 ft), Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 (3,350 ft), Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle (4,300 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.
U.S. Department of Education, NCES
Conforming loan limit 2026
$832,750
Baltimore city. Mortgages up to this amount qualify for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pricing. Above it, the loan is a jumbo with stricter terms.
FHFA Conforming Loan Limit Values, one-unit
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What's worth checking in person before deciding.
- Test water pressure and temperature at the tap, in the bathroom and kitchen, for at least a minute.
- The building has commercial space on the ground floor. Ask about their hours, check where the ventilation or refrigeration units are, and what time deliveries happen in the morning.
- Knock on a neighboring door and ask two things: what bothers them most often, and what work is planned for the building.
- Ask specifically where you'd park: is there paid city parking, who currently holds it, what the permit costs, and how long the waitlist is.
- Ask for the latest maintenance bill from a winter month, not a summer one: that's where the real cost of living there shows up.
- Look at the stairwell (cleanliness, smell) and the association's notice board: unpaid dues, conflicts, recent decisions.
- Schedule a viewing on a weekday too, between 6:00 and 7:30 PM, the window when the building is busiest: neighbors, parking, elevator.
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