Industrial and Warehouse Space for Lease in Dover, NJ

Where warehouse use is allowed in Dover

Dover’s IND Industrial District (§ 236-20) permits warehouses, wholesale distribution centers, lumber, coal and fuel storage and distribution yards, machine repair shops, and nonnuisance industrial plants that work inside completely enclosed buildings.

In the IND/OP Industrial-Office Park District (§ 236-21) warehousing is only an accessory use, capped at 40% of a building’s floor area. Parts of Dover are in redevelopment plan areas with their own rules.

Zoning text changes; confirm the district for a specific lot with the municipal zoning officer before you sign.

Road miles from Dover

• AcreX office, Caldwell: 17.8 miles, about 27 minutes

• Port Newark: 31.9 miles, about 56 minutes

• Newark Liberty Airport: 29.5 miles, about 43 minutes

• George Washington Bridge: 38.8 miles, about 50 minutes

Driving routes from the Census center point of Dover, calculated with OSRM on OpenStreetMap data on November 12, 2026, without traffic. Your building’s address will differ.

Asking rents near Dover

Newmark does not publish an industrial rent figure for Dover itself, so this is the Morris County figure. Newmark reports Morris County in two submarkets: Morris East at $16.94/SF with 6.8% vacancy and Morris West at $17.14/SF with 6.6% vacancy (average asking rents, NNN). Asking rents are not signed rents. Source: Newmark 3Q 2026 Northern NJ industrial report.

Compare a gross quote with an NNN quote using the NNN to gross rent converter, or read the northern NJ warehouse lease rates guide.

2026 industrial deed sales in Dover

The state’s SR-1A file shows 1 usable Class 4B (industrial) deed of $1 million or more in Dover so far in 2026:

• 570 Mount Pleasant Avenue: $17.934 million (deed dated June 8, 22.79 acres)

Public records, not an AcreX deal (NJ Division of Taxation SR-1A sales data; acreage from MOD-IV parcel records).

Some recorded 2026 deeds aren’t listed because the state flags them as not reflecting market value (for example multi-parcel, related-party or leaseback sales).

Next steps

• Draft a non-binding offer with the commercial lease LOI generator.

• See all of Morris County: industrial space for lease in Morris County.

• Own a building in Dover? See the Dover commercial real estate page.

Questions

Is warehouse use allowed in Dover, NJ?

Yes, in the IND Industrial District. Dover’s § 236-20 permits warehouses and wholesale distribution centers there. In the IND/OP district warehousing is limited to 40% of a building as an accessory use.

What do industrial spaces rent for near Dover?

Newmark does not publish a Dover figure. Its 3Q 2026 Morris County submarkets show average asking rents of $16.94 to $17.14 per square foot, NNN. Asking rents are not signed rents.

Sources

• Dover Code Chapter 236, § 236-20 (IND Industrial District)

• Dover Code Chapter 236, § 236-21 (IND/OP Industrial-Office Park District)

• NJ Division of Taxation SR-1A sales data

• NJ Division of Taxation non-usable sale codes (guidelines36.pdf)

• NJGIN MOD-IV parcel data

• OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data

• Census Gazetteer internal points

• Newmark 3Q 2026 Northern NJ industrial report