Springfield Mayor Jeff Schrag met with tenants of Jenny Lind Apartments Tuesday night. He was invited there by the residents and Springfield Tenants Unite (STUN).
Jenny Lind, 711 S. Jefferson, has been without working elevators for nearly two years. Those who live there are 62 or older or have disabilities. Some are in wheelchairs and have had to move to hotels, which their landlord Millennia Housing, is paying for (tenants said they still have to pay rent for their apartments). Some of those who’ve stayed must climb multiple flights of stairs to get to their homes.
Millennia Housing, which owns Jenny Lind, is based in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2024, Millennia and its principal, Frank Sinito, were debarred from any new federal contracts for five years due to missing money and underfunded accounts, according to reporting by WKTV in Utica, NY.
Jacqueline is a longtime resident of Jenny Lind and has chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (OPD). She lives on the sixth floor…