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Not what we crave

This one is just over the county line in Brooklyn, but it's a pretty good example of the nutty overdevelopment going on across the city. Naturally, there is a partial stop work order.

The building here is bringing 80 units of housing where there was a fast food restaurant, which means a huge tax on infrastructure. It sits above a "major road" which is down to one lane in each direction at this particular spot. And it's going to regularly send hundreds of people onto the L train, which will be going down for an extended period of time.

What could possibly go wrong?

White Castle HQ may become school

From Sunnyside Post:

Councilman Daniel Dromm has been in discussions with the School Construction Authority (SCA) about building a school at the old White Castle Headquarters at 69-01 34th Avenue.

The school would help ease school overcrowding in Woodside, Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, which are part of School Districts 24 and 30, which are deemed to be among the two of the most overcrowded districts in the city.

Lots more apartments coming to Jackson Heights

From DNA Info:

The former White Castle regional office is set to be knocked down to satisfy a craving for residential real estate, according to the property's sellers.

A developer purchased the space on 34th Avenue and 69th Street for more than $5 million in mid-November and will likely build residential units, according to the brokers from Greiner-Maltz who sold the property.

The buyer, Nakorn Realty LLC, is a Woodside-based company formed in 2013 with ties to the neighborhood, according to Constantine Alafoyiannis, a broker from Greiner-Maltz.

“It's a local entity that bought it — somebody that's been in the neighborhood for many years and in tune with the neighborhood,” he said.

"It would be rebuilt into a higher and better use than what is there now."

The building may also include ground-floor commercial use, Alafoyiannis said.

Representatives from Nakorn Realty LLC could not be reached for comment.

It’s not clear how big the residential building will be, or when demolition on the structure — built in the 1950s — will begin.

Brownstoner Queens reveals that elsewhere in Jackson Heights, a 15-story 139-unit development is planned.

And in other White Castle news, condos are a-comin' to the former White Castle on Metro as well.

Bye bye belly bombers

From Metropolitan Ave in Williamsburg:

It actually closed in September and the vintage clothing store next door to it soon followed.

White Castle closes regional office

From DNA Info:

The regional office for burger chain White Castle is going to the great Crave Case in the sky — as it is up for sale after decades in the neighborhood, according to a listing and the company.

The eatery's flag and sign have been taken down from the building at 69-01 34th Ave., which is being sold by DY Realty.

Changing times have rendered the large office space, near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, obsolete since most employees work remotely, according to Jamie Richardson, vice president of shareholder relations.

"Our managers and leaders have everything they need on an iPad," he said.

Staffers who work at the office will now be based out of New Jersey. It was not clear how many people worked at the building.