HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Millions of Houston taxpayer dollars were spent on an abandoned apartment, but city leaders said permits and studies may mean it will take months before it is torn down.

On Tuesday, a fire broke out at an apartment complex at Westview Drive and Gessner Road in Spring Branch.

In May, ABC13 covered a fire and has reported on them over the last four years. Here's the thing, the units were abandoned during that time.

"It hasn't been taken care of, and they just let people squat in there," neighbor Pat Sims said. "It is what it is."

Hours before the latest fire, Council Member Amy Peck announced the city had purchased the property. She said it'll be torn down, and turned into police and fire stations.

They also plan to do flood mitigation projects.

"It could be w

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