Revere, Massachusetts faces the Massachusetts Bay. Its shoreline has the distinction of being the first public beach in the U.S., a hard sand beach that attracts visitors from throughout the USA. Apartments and condos in large high-rise complexes overlook the beach. New construction includes large buildings with condos along with side by side condos in one story houses. New homes are joining an eclectic mix of buildings documenting the various booms of this shore city. Housing throughout Revere includes art deco buildings, small bungalows, massive wooden beach houses, all in this 10-mile square city that is only 5 miles from Boston.