Officials working with the Revere Housing Authority described long-term redevelopment planning for multiple public housing sites and a separate near-term redevelopment proposal at 1102 Shirley Ave.

Dean Harris of the Revere Housing Authority said the agency expects a master plan for about 40 acres encompassing Coolidge Street, Constitution, Adams Court, Procter and Cushman sites. Harris said designer selection was delayed by the state and that the selection date for architects/engineers was pushed to Jan. 22.

Harris also described a separate short-term proposal to convert two 3-family buildings at 1102 Shirley Ave by adding a 5- to 6-story building, subsidized with project-based Section 8 vouchers. He said that could create "somewhere between 20 40 units right now" and that engineers were preparing three proposals for the housing authority to review.

Nut graf: The housing authority is planning a large, phased master plan while pursuing an immediately actionable Shirley Ave project; capital modernizations such as siding, windows and roofs proceed slowly because state capital funding is limited.

Harris provided capital-improvement context: the housing authority receives about $900,000 a year in state capital funds, which it applies across roughly 300 Coolidge/Constitution units and other properties. He said a siding/window/roof package for a building in the Coolidge/Constitution area costs about $150,000, which limits how many buildings can be addressed each year.

Ending: The housing authority will advance the master plan process and evaluate Shirley Ave proposals; the trust offered to continue coordination where appropriate but no funding decision was made at the meeting.