Essex County industrial asking rents and vacancy, 3Q 2026
Newark: $18.37/SF average asking rent, NNN; 4.7% vacancy. Source
Route 280/Suburban Essex: $15.95/SF average asking rent, NNN; 5.3% vacancy. Source
Newmark reports by submarket, not county, so these are the Newmark submarkets within or overlapping Essex County. Asking rents are averages across building classes, not achieved rents.
Northern NJ industrial market context
Northern NJ overall: $16.36/SF average asking rent, NNN; 5.7% vacancy; 317.4 million SF of inventory. Source
Class A asking rents averaged $18.75/SF, a $3.55/SF premium over Class B. Source
Matthews reports $16.59/SF and 6.2% vacancy on its own market definition. Source
Available industrial space in Essex County
We do not post a listings feed on this page, because availabilities change daily and a stale list wastes your time. Tell us your size range, clear height, loading, power, parking or outdoor storage needs and timing, and AcreX will send current Essex County availabilities that match, including space that is not widely marketed.
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Tracked industrial and commercial projects in Essex County
The AcreX sheet tracks 52 commercial and industrial projects in Essex County (23 in the industrial and warehouse category) and 113 multifamily projects with 11,568 units, as of October 24, 2026. The map above is filtered to Essex County. Commercial tab
Largest non-residential projects by building size:
ON3 Data Center (Prism, 275 Kingsland St) (Nutley): data center, 260,000 sf, Proposed. Source
Seagis 58-108 Frontage Road warehouse/distribution building (Newark): warehouse, 224,900 sf, Approved. Source
CPT Henderson Drive - demolish and build ~199,970 sf office/industrial building (possible… (West Caldwell): industrial/warehouse, 199,970 sf, Pending. Source
Garden State Cold Storage automated cold-storage warehouse (Newark): industrial, 156,000 sf, Approved. Source
Extra Space Self Storage, 305 Wilson Ave (Ironbound) (Newark): self-storage, 135,728 sf, Completed. Source
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average industrial asking rent in Essex County?
Newmark’s 3Q 2026 report shows Newark at $18.37/SF with 4.7% vacancy; Route 280/Suburban Essex at $15.95/SF with 5.3% vacancy, NNN.
Do you have industrial listings in Essex County?
AcreX does not publish a listings feed here. Tell us what you need and we will send current availabilities that match.
What does NNN mean on a warehouse lease?
In a triple-net lease the tenant pays its share of property taxes, insurance and maintenance on top of base rent. Newmark reports northern NJ industrial asking rents on an NNN basis.
How much does a tenant pay AcreX?
In many commercial leases the landlord pays the brokerage commission under its listing agreement, but terms vary. AcreX confirms who pays, in writing, before we start.
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