The Revere Housing Authority (RHA) told the Affordable Housing Trust it is pursuing a three‑phase repositioning strategy that could expand voucher capacity and generate federal funds for redevelopment, and city staff reported interest from a private developer in a parcel adjacent to Chelsea that might yield an affordable project.

Dean Harris of the housing authority said the RHA plans to convert its federal portfolio through a RAD conversion, which the authority expects would generate an additional 175 vouchers (Faircloth vouchers were mentioned) and approximately $3 million in federal funding to support repairs and redevelopment. Harris said the authority is studying a possible redevelopment on Shirley Avenue to replace multiple three‑family buildings with a five‑story building of about 26 units and is conducting a master plan for a larger 39‑acre site around Coolidge/Constitution.

Harris told the trust the RHA’s federal portfolio includes 194 units across sites including Harris Street, Rose, Pomona, Hutchinson and parts of Coolidge and Upper Cushman. He said the authority will engage the public and city officials as planning advances.

City staff also described a developer’s expressed interest in a small, irregular parcel tucked beneath a highway that abuts the Chelsea Housing Authority property. Staff said the site presents zoning, utilities and other constraints but could be suitable for a 100% affordable development if those issues are resolved. Staff emphasized that, to meet goals in Revere’s Housing Production Plan and Chapter 40B obligations, the city needs more approved affordable units: staff said the city’s subsidized housing inventory has hovered around 7% of housing stock and that the plan set targets such as roughly 129 affordable units approved within a year and larger goals within two years.

Staff said the developer had not yet asked the trust for funding but that the parcel and potential project are on the trust’s radar. Trust members asked clarifying questions about whether recently permitted neighborhood projects had been counted toward the Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI); staff said some units will be added to the SHI but that timing relative to the housing production plan’s one‑year target may affect counting and they would follow up with more exact permitting dates and SHI entries.

No funding decisions were made; the presentation was informational and staff said they will return with public‑engagement plans and updates on developer requests and RHA repositioning work.