Big Reuse is building out the 5,000-square-foot space at 378 Troutman St. using salvage materials and is aiming for a mid-December opening. “We’re making all the shelves ourselves out of reclaimed scaffolding lumber,” said Green.

Now partitioned into three separate commercial spaces, the one-story brick building with 16-foot-high ceilings and metal roll-down gates was constructed in the 1950s as a factory, according to a 1959 certificate of occupancy. It housed a box factory and tool and hardware manufacturing in 1969, DOB records state.

Because the new store is smaller than the environmental nonprofit’s Gowanus center, it won’t carry furniture, building salvage, or used appliances. The Gowanus store will continue to sell its full range of goods, including items of interest to DIYers and old-house renovators such as old-growth lumber, stone and wood mantels, antique doors, and vintage stoves.

Big Reuse has already worked on a number of community projects in Bushwick, including tree pits, street tree care, and composting, with Clean Bushwick Initiative and local City Council members Sandy Nurse and Jennifer Gutiérrez, said Green.

The nonprofit seeks to counter climate change via its community projects and reselling items to keep them out of landfill.

“The team at our Gowanus location has been able to do incredible work keeping materials out of the landfill, and we’re looking forward to bringing this resource to a new neighborhood,” said the nonprofit in a recent email newsletter announcing the new venue.

This story first appeared on Brooklyn Paper’s sister site Brownstoner