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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Serenity Towers owners were supposed to be in court on Thursday to submit a plan to fix the air conditioning and elevators, but the apartment complex says there is no plan. The chiller and elevators are over 55 years old, and according to lawyers for Serenity Towers, they are aware that the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Local officials have initiated an investigation into a troubled Highland Street high-rise apartment housing elderly and disabled tenants. The Shelby County Assessor’s Office said in a letter to state Rep. G.A. Hardaway that it is examining the condition of Serenity Towers at 400 S. Highland, per the lawmaker’s request. Serenity Towers and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say a man squatting in an East Memphis highrise was caught with stolen items from nearby apartment buildings. Investigators said Ishmail Fason, 38, broke the padlocks on two vacant apartments inside Serenity Highland in the 400 block of South Highland. Managers of the highrise said back in June, Fason was caught […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For six weeks, people at Hope Heights in downtown Memphis have been living without hot water. Friday, building owners shared some good news in environmental court. “We think it’s working,” Millennia Companies attorney Ben Sissman told the judge. The owners of Hope Heights were cited to environmental court Wednesday for the issues […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A troubled apartment ownership company was back in Shelby County environmental court Wednesday to address more issues at two properties. Memphis code enforcement officials said Serenity at Highland‘s air conditioning wasn’t working and Hope Heights’s hot water wasn’t working. The WREG Problem Solvers covered the Hope Heights hot water issue in early […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The owners who get federal funding to run several local apartment buildings face more criticism for tenant conditions. Millennia Companies own Hope Heights, Memphis Towers, Serenity at Highland and several other properties. The WREG Problem Solvers spoke with a Hope Heights resident who did not want to be identified out of fear […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A group of tenants at a federally subsidized property has called on public officials to step in after they say Millennia Companies management blocked their organizing efforts and broke federal law. Becky, who doesn’t want to share her last name, and Joyce Warren were two of the tenants taking part in the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A fire was reported at Serenity Towers early Friday, officials say. Memphis Fire Department responded around 5 a.m. at the high-rise senior apartments on Highland. Authorities have not confirmed if anyone was injured. Serenity Towers appeared in Environmental Court Thursday after residents have been dealing with dangerous living conditions over the last […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Code inspectors suited up in protective clothing Monday for another inspection at a troubled Highland Street apartment building for seniors. Twenty-two code inspectors went inside Serenity Towers to inspect the rest of the apartments they didn’t get to last Wednesday. Serenity Towers has been the focus of an Environmental Court case after […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One person was found dead at an apartment building in the University Area Wednesday, MPD confirmed. Police responded to a dead-on-arrival call at the Serenity Towers on 400 South Highland around noon. The cause of death is unknown. Serenity Towers has been in legal trouble for weeks after no air conditioning, no […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thursday was another day, another court appearance as deplorable living conditions continue at a Memphis high rise for seniors and the disabled. Inside Serenity Towers on Highland, senior citizens and the disabled continue to live in conditions such as no air conditioning, the lack of hot water, mold, and an infestation of […]