The Top 20: The Citizen Advocacy Approach to the Worst Vacant and Abandoned Apartment Complexes in Memphis

​Over the past year, the Reclaim and Reuse of Vacant Properties Committee has been working to address the Top 20 Blighted Multifamily Apartment complexes in Memphis. This presentation will outline the challenges that these properties present, the complicated path for resolution and how each individual property has its own unique set of circumstances. Also highlighted will be outcomes for 3 of the properties as well as the specific approach needed for each.