FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Tinsley Barbara V 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/13/2004 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BlueLinx Holdings Inc. [BXC] (Last) (First) (Middle) BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC., 4300 WILDWOOD PARKWAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) General Counsel & Secretary 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ATLANTA, GA 30339 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	08/30/2014	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	100,000	$ 3.75	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Tinsley Barbara V BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC. 4300 WILDWOOD PARKWAY ATLANTA, GA 30339	Â	Â	  General Counsel & Secretary	Â

Signatures

/s/ Barbara V. Tinsley		12/13/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Seventy percent of the options granted to Ms. Tinsley will vest in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date of August 30, 2004. The remaining thirty percent of Ms. Tinsley's options will vest in equal amounts on December 31 following the first, second, third and forth anniversary of the date of grant (August 30, 2004) provided that certain performance targets established by the Company's board or compensation committee are attained.

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