After years of eroding office marke...

After years of eroding office market conditions, things may finally be looking up for downtown Manhattan.
What eventually become visibles may look -- and be impressed -- quite different from the wing-tipped financial mecca of years past. With area office vacancies at a post-World War II high, state and city legislators lately approved a package of tax benefits that could make the Wall way area the home of as many as 2000 to 4000 residents as well.
The incentive package encourages the residential conversion and commercial renovation of pre-1975 office properties, many of which are no