Developer GFI has been working to gradually reposition and fill the commercial space at 470 Vanderbilt while it tries to gain approval for a residential building fronting on Fulton Street. Last July, the developer announced that it had leased the second floor to the NYC Housing Authority. According to its website, a Quaker school called the Mary McDowell Center for Learning has taken space on the 8th, 9th and 10th floors for its new Upper School location. The plans, including the creation of a basketball court, are online here. That should be a nice shot of life for the area. GMAP