Across the street from the newly-opened Pacha (140 Stewart Ave.), local concrete supplier Empire Transit Mix (430 Maspeth Ave.) is set to renovate the two-story building at 106 Gardner. First reported by the Real Deal, permits filed with the DOB indicate that the renovations being made are to host “combustible materials” at Empire’s site on Gardner.

The permits, filed last month by Serafino Tomassetti, indicate a conversion from ordinary storage space to allow for the accommodation of combustibles. It is not known what chemicals are to be stored off Gardner, which is also near SILO (90 Scott Ave.).

Construction is set to alter the second floor of the building for “high pile storage [of] combustible materials,” meaning the installation of industrial racking. Permit filings do mention fire suppression systems, but it is not known what kind of combustibles Empire plans to store at Gardner.

Additionally, permits filed in March by Tomassetti indicate a return of manufacturing to the first floor, which previously manufactured lighting equipment under previous ownership.

Pacha, which purchased the nightclub after the Brooklyn Mirage finally faded, has dealt with the rare bustling Community Board and questionable choices for security staff to begin their season in well-reviewed style.

Its neighbor-in-transition, Empire Transit Mix, is most famous for providing concrete for Freedom Tower, a part of the World Trade Center Complex in Lower Manhattan.

106 Gardner, a longtime industrial site, maintains its original function in a neighborhood that has progressively been rezoned to accommodate residential and nightlife. In East Williamsburg, condominiums and nightclubs attempt to harmonize with Superfund sites. Last year, a fire tore through Red Hook artist studios in converted warehousing.

Representatives from Pacha and Empire Transit Mix have not responded to comment as of publication.