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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There’s finally some progress on repairs at a taxpayer-funded, senior high rise in Memphis. The attorney for Serenity Towers was back in environmental court Friday morning after the complex was slapped with a fine this week. According to the complex’s attorney, all the units have hot water and most have A/C, although […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Serenity Towers has been fined $5,000 by the Shelby County Environmental Court on Tuesday after being in legal trouble for weeks after no air conditioning, no hot water, black mold, and an insect infestation were reported at the complex. According to a code enforcement inspection report that was released Thursday, 35 out of 37 units in […]

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 […]

UPDATE: Residents who spoke with WREG about conditions at Memphis Towers said they were given eviction notices or not allowed to sign a new lease. A representative with Millennia issued the following statement on June 13th: The property management team acts legally and appropriately in matters of issuing lease violations with documentation to support these […]

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. — 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 […]

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. — There are more delays in restoring air conditioning for residents at Serenity Towers in East Memphis. Local representatives of Serenity, a government subsidized high-rise, were back in Shelby County Environmental Court Friday morning for a compliance hearing. Lawrence Myers, a resident at Serenity Towers at Highland, says he’s encouraged to see some […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Representatives of Serenity Towers at Highland were feeling the heat in Shelby County Environmental Court Wednesday. Residents at Serenity complained about the air conditioning going out as temperatures reached summertime highs recently. It reportedly forced some residents to sleep in the lobby. Shelby County Environmental Court Judge Patrick Dandrige expressed his concerns to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As the number of positive COVID cases continue to skyrocket in our community, more and more people are eager to be tested for the Omicron variant. For many, however, getting to a COVID test site is next to impossible. Especially for those who are homebound or in assisted living facilities. One Memphis […]