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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — WREG Investigators have uncovered a scathing report from state inspectors that underscores safety and health issues residents of Serenity Towers have long sounded the alarm about. No hot water, a bed bug infestation, and seniors suffering in the sweltering heat. That’s a short list of what residents like Robert Nichols have dealt […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Things are finally looking up for Serenity Towers after months of complaints and code inspection violations. An attorney told the court that problems with no air conditioning, no hot water, and growing mold at the senior highrise are all fixed. But one lingering issue that is being treated is bed bugs. “A subsequent […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In what has sometimes felt like an ongoing drama concerning mold, bed bugs and the lack of air conditioning at Serenity Towers, some residents recently told WREG there are finally signs of progress. Once again, attorneys for Serenity Towers and the District Attorney’s Office were back in Environmental Court to update the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Serenity Towers lawyer told Judge Patrick Dandridge on Tuesday that all but three air conditioning units had been fixed. He also said those were expected to be repaired Tuesday. Attorney Ben Sissman said if any units break in the future, they have extra parts to quickly repair them. He also said they […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It only took a judge a matter of minutes to tell those representing Serenity Towers that getting things up to code remains a top priority. Thursday, a lawyer representing the subsidized apartments for seniors told the court about the ongoing problems that have plagued the complex for quite some time. He said […]

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.– There is a new problem for a Memphis high rise for seniors and the disabled after a person was found dead at Serenity Towers Wednesday. Serenity Towers has been in legal trouble for weeks after no air conditioning, no hot water, black mold, and an insect infestation were reported at the complex. In […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Attorneys for Serenity Towers and the District Attorney’s Office squared off Tuesday in Shelby County Environmental Court and a judge is now demanding change. There’s no air conditioning, no hot water, black mold, and an insect infestation. These are conditions usually described when talking about a third world or war-torn country, but […]

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.– A judge said the tax-payer-funded Serenity Towers is moving in the right direction as they work to improve living conditions. In Environmental Court Wednesday, attorney Ben Sissman said his client has crews working around the clock to fix the broken A/C units at Serenity Towers. “We’re making substantial progress,” Sissman said. As of […]

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 […]