Yes people do live here. Some think of downtown as a place to work while others think of it as a place live, work and play.
In a Boston Herald article Greg Vasil, CEO of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, noted the confluence of office, retail, and residential elements in Boston, “Downtown Crossing is on its way to becoming another ‘living district,’ where you have the amenity retail, such as the Walgreens superstore, Roche Brothers grocery store, as well as more fitness centers, retail and restaurants.”
The full Boston Herald article is available, here.