Access to The Tool Library is how people make safe, functional, and beautiful homes. We’re the machinery behind motivated neighbors transforming their blocks. The Tool Library is infrastructure for our collective desire to build the world we want to live in.

Owning 2626 Main Street is how we continue to share that world for generations to come.

After more than doubling membership to 1,400 members and growing our inventory to 4,800 tools since 2020, The Tool Library was in desperate need of more space. After an exhaustive multi-year search, The Tool Library successfully completed a move to 2626 Main Street in June 2023.

The Tool Library’s new home at 2626 Main Street is four times the size of our previous space, located directly across the street from the Amherst Metro Station, has a large on-site parking lot, includes a full basement, and residential and office space on the second floor. This strategic move is more than just a simple real estate transaction, it has profound implications for our organization’s financial health, programmatic effectiveness, community engagement, and the ability to scale our existing impacts across Western New York.

Our Campaign for 2626 Main Street has two distinct phases: acquisition and renovation. As part of The Tool Library’s current 14-month lease, we have retained an exclusive option to purchase the property at the end of the lease for $485,000. We also anticipate $15,000 in legal and closing costs, for a total Phase 1 cost of $500,000.

The Tool Library anticipates another $500,000 in expenses to make critical renovations to the property as part of Phase 2. This includes repairing and restoring the building’s historic storefront, new exterior signage, energy efficiency improvements, updating and relocating major building systems, and interior demolition and reconfiguration of available space.

2626 Main Street provides us with the firm foundation we need to continue building a sharing economy that focuses on meeting people’s basic needs, reducing inequality, and improving quality of life for all in WNY.

This is more than just a building. This is our home. We are currently seeking a mix of sources - private philanthropy, public funds, corporate partnerships, and individual donors to make our vision a reality.

Campaign for 2626 Main Street

By Tool Library Inc

Campaign for 2626 Main Street

Help The Tool Library purchase our forever home!