Downtown Los Angeles is bustling with new residents. Not so much with office workers, though.

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• Los Angeles' downtown has become a hot spot for residential growth in the city.
• The neighborhood's office market, however, continues to languish.
• Downtown LA is expected to be a major draw for residential living over the next few decades.

For generations, downtown Los Angeles was the region's nexus of commerce, as vast office spaces and old-line department stores made the neighborhood a business powerhouse.