Amid the low-end retail outlets, dentists' offices, and courthouses that dot the neighborhood, 11 new condominiums and rental buildings — a total of 1,480 units — are welcoming their first residents.
The newcomers are a mix of Wall Street bankers attracted by the short commute to Lower Manhattan, families trading in their Brooklyn brownstones for condominiums, and 30-somethings fleeing high Manhattan prices, brokers and new residents said in interviews.