HOUSTON -- Residents of a downtown condominium building said they are upset about the amount of light coming from a new parking garage, KPRC Local 2 reports.

Some tenants said the lights are like flashlights shining into their windows all night long.

"In my room, it seems like thousands," Daniel Woodson said. "It's probably only about 30 to 40."

Woodson said the lights prevent him from enjoying his life.

"The main thing is the ambiance is lost," Woodson said. "Whatever mood I wanted to create -- just have nice jazz music on when I come home or just want to relax, I've got to deal with lights shining into my place, into my face, 24/7."

About 53 tenants of Commerce Towers are affected.

City Councilwoman Carol Alvarado said there is not an ordinance to prevent the lighting, but she is working with the garage's owner to work out some sort of relief for the residents.

"To put some kind of skin or mesh on the building to block the illumination from the garage lights," she said.

A 12th-floor resident said the lights are ruining his view of the city.

"They're not exactly right in my face, but still, I don't need a full moon anymore," Carlos Roldan said. "I have a permanent one. I really appreciate a nice view of the city, but with those lights on, pretty much part of the view is already masked with the lights."

The parking garage is scheduled to open in a few weeks.

Residents who bought their homes in the building were told that a parking garage was going to be built across the street.