I really would need more info on what the entire plat looks like to evaulate traffic patterns and I am assuming at this point the green area on the right side is indeed a green space or natural area. Given those caveats I would pick eleven because it has a green area and a house on that lot would not have a back yard neighbor right there. I believe any headlights from cars passing on the road in front would not directly hit your house which I assume would be set in the middle of the lot. The elevations on the lot and surrounding area might play into the choice as well—observe where the water goes, where it collects…. You might also want to know what direction your biggest windows face. I like mature trees on the lot as well—not where the house will sit though.

I think Missy Bee has made some good points about lot 11. However, the size/shape of the lot you choose depends not only on whether it has a walk-out basement/has houses behind it - it also depends upon the shape of the house that you are planning. Some of the lots look fairly narrow - how will your garage be setup?

Also, is north facing up on the lot plan? The exposure for the front/back of the house is also an important consideration when selecting a lot (for example, you want to aviod having the back of your house facing west if you live in an area where it is hot in the summer).

Do any of the lots have mature trees on them?

Did you say you can choose any green lot, or any green DOT?

How important are walkout/garden/inground basement to you? Traffic flow? Lot size? What else is important to you?

Which direction is North? Western exposure matters quite a bit, and I would avoid a west-facing back yard at all costs. (Assuming you'll use your backyard between the hours of noon and 9pm.)

Will you build a totally custom house, or will you choose an already-designed floor plan? If the latter, then I'd also choose a lot that avoids western exposure for the main living areas. :-)

Up on the map is north! The floor plan is already pre designed and most of the living area is in the back of the house!

Our home is 70’ long by 50’ wide two garages facing out at the front and one garage horizontal at the front. No trees at all on the lot yet!

How do you design a house without knowing where it is going to be?

That being the case, and without seeing the floor plan, I'd personally avoid lots 32-35 and 45-52.

My main living areas face South (for maximum natural light), with the bedrooms facing North (we like to sleep cold). I would also be okay with my main living areas facing North, because it's so darn hot here in Texas. :-) My backyard faces East, and I *really* love it. The plants receive morning sun and are then shaded by the house in the afternoon.

If you have a walkout basement, does that mean the main floor and bedrooms look out over others’ back yards?

Yes! That is my concern with the walkout and why I personally would be on the fence for the walkouts. I know it’s a nice feature but your lot is next to someone else’s, granted they are big lots. But the ones up to green space will always be green space because it is a park and golf course, but they have no walkouts!

Both of the tract homes that my husband and I have built (one in 2004, and one in 2017) backed up to a greenbelt. It is *really* nice not having immediate neighbors behind us. We are spoiled rotten, and assuming we can't buy acreage at some point, the next house will also prioritize green space out back.

I would do 11, then 12, then 38, based on a balance of lot size and minimal number of close neighbors.

You could do a "walk-out/walk-up" on one of the lots that backs up to green space/golf course - that's an option that we were provided when looking at lots. There weren't any walk-out lots left (except one that was very shallow + backed up partially to a street that was at the same level as the house). It wasn't that bad to have it added when the basement was poured. It was a daylight basement lot - so, it already allowed for pretty nice sized windows along the back and on the sides. However, if we wanted the entire back done + added some extra flattened ground right behind the house, it would have been a bit pricey to add the terrace.

We were going to do a smaller one because we planned on finishing the basement (and had little kids) and wanted to be able to directly go into the back yard. However, we weren't going to terrace the entire back because this wasn't going to be our "forever" home - just one for around 5-6 years.

Luckily, the "hold" on a walk-out lot was released, and we just bought that one instead (no one directly behind us).

Walk-out/walk-up lots are done in nicer subdivisions (custom or semi-custom houses) fairly often around here when the lot doesn't allow for a walk-out. It seems like a smaller walk-out/walk-up would be possible regardless of the type of soil - but the full back walk-out/walk-up may be dependent on the type of soil (I really don't know - I just never hear anyone mention them on Houzz).

Thank you so much that’s such a good idea I didn’t even think to do that with the walk out walk up!

Pick the nicest site and have a house designed to meet your needs and respond to the site.

Personally, I'd want a corner, so I'd be looking at 31 or 36. I lived most of my life in houses that had another backyard against mine, and that doesn't bother me nearly as much as close side neighbours.

Doesn't it snow in Toronto? Here in North Dakota, I would never ever buy a corner lot - I am not that fond of snowblowing.

I like Lot 6, if that is green space and not golf course. It has the fewest neighbors, and most southern/eastern exposure of the outer lots.

" I would never ever buy a corner lot - I am not that fond of snowblowing. "

LOL. Where I live now (I've moved from Toronto) I have a 50 yard driveway to blow snow from, so I guess I'm used to it.

I like the looks of lot #11, but I'd want to know more about the view (e.g. is it a green or fairway for the golf course, part of the park, or the back of some kind of building like a club house? I'd want to avoid the latter due to potential noise and lights.) I'd also want to know about the green space next to it: if it's an easement, for what? Are there utility lines running through it? A cart track? If it's always green and open, that would be nice.

I'd want to walk the space and see what each lot is like. If that's not possible, maybe a Google maps satellite view would help.

Easy solution, just buy lots #20 and #21 and build your house on them.

I thought all the snow in North Dakota just blows into Minnesota.

No, our prevailing winds are from the north, so all our snow comes from Canada.

I had to shovel this off the deck so Hubby could get to the grill.

‘You’ had to shovel it... ? 😳

Yes, I shoveled. Why are you surprised?

The window wells were more work (which is why I bought custom window well covers the following spring!)

Some objective comments:

- that the easement next to #11 might possibly lead to a detention area (typically grassy low area with capacity to hold water temporarily). Plus or minus depending on your opinion.

- backing up to golf courses can be affected by where the green, tee, or the 200-250yd point is on a long par 5. Plus or minus depending on your opinion.

- it appears the easement between #5 and #6 is for a future road, which means there will probably be houses (single, multi, 55+, etc) behind #1-10 and maybe more traffic on the "XXX-ly" road.

- it appears that #38-42 will street face smaller homes (single, multi, 55+, etc) that will most likely be of lesser value than single family per unit.

- it appears that #37-38 is across from a sidewalk that might go to a school or park. Plus or minus depending on your opinion.