Second Chance, the Carroll-Camden Industrial Area-based nonprofit that has an architectural salvage and antique store, a deconstruction company, and a workforce development program, has purchased two additional buildings in the area to expand its store. Second Chance’s current store, offices, and classroom are at 1700 Ridgely St. It acquired 1300 W. Hamburg St. and 1025 W. Ostend to add a second store.
1025 W. Ostend St. is a 96,530 sq. ft. building on 134,949 sq. ft. of land that borders the Pigtown neighborhood. It was formerly the home of Indusco. A Maryland cannabis company was planning to move into the building and began demolition, but the deal fell through.
Second Chance purchased the building for $3,860,000, according to tax records.
1300 W. Hamburg St. is a 2.15 acre lot. Second Chance purchased this property for $640,000.
Second Chance Founder & President Mark Foster told SouthBMore.com, “We decided to purchase these two properties to expand Second Chance as well as to provide an improved customer experience for those looking to shop our wood products – lumber, flooring, specialty wood, etc.”
He added, “There will be 60,000 sq. ft. of outside area for the display of sale of items in addition to wonderful customer parking.”
The two different stores, which will be separated by five blocks, will carry similar items with a wider selection of certain items at each store.
Foster said there will be a lot of build out and that an opening date is hard to predict at this point, but they are aiming for early-spring or sooner.
Foster said the current location cannot fully service the demand between the donations of material and the purchase of those items for “reuse and repurposing.”
“We would be remiss if we didn’t emphasize the compelling reason to expand is to provide more job opportunities to the community we serve. This new location will result in an estimated 75 to 100 new positions that allow for entry-level training and a path for sustainable employment,” said Foster.
“All of this would not be possible without the support that the community has shown for Second Chance and the appreciation they have for our mission to help the most disadvantaged members of our community,” he added.
Not only does Second Chance look to give building materials a second chance, it also uses its workforce training program to help those “with various employment obstacles in the Baltimore region.”
The acquisition and plan by Second Chance follows a subdivision of its property at 1700 Ridgely St. Second Chance purchased a 300,000 sq. ft. building on 17 acres of land at 1700 Ridgely St. in 2011. It still uses 163,526 sq. ft. of the property for its business, but sold 110,360 sq. ft. of warehouse space and six acres of land to Clean Harbors earlier this year for $15.5 million.
Clean Harbors was already a tenant of those spaces before making the acquisition.
