Industrial and Warehouse Space for Lease in Linden, NJ

Where warehouse use is allowed in Linden

Linden’s Schedule of Limitations (Chapter 31) permits warehouses and distribution centers in the LI and LI-A Light Industrial zones and the HI Heavy Industrial zone, with a note that truck terminals are prohibited as part of that use. Truck terminals are a separate use permitted only in HI, at least 500 feet from a residential zone boundary.

The code’s definition of a distribution center allows up to 10% of the floor area for office use, requires all warehousing and storage inside enclosed buildings, bars storage of fuels and hazardous materials, and excludes mini-warehouses and truck depots.

Source note: eCode360 lists seven 2026 Linden ordinances (Nos. 70-13, 70-14, 70-15, 70-28, 70-29, 70-30 and 70-31, adopted March 12 to June 16, 2026) as new laws that may not yet be reflected in the Chapter 31 text or the March 2025 Schedule of Limitations cited here.

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

Road miles from Linden

• AcreX office, Caldwell: 22.1 miles, about 36 minutes

• Port Newark: 11.6 miles, about 30 minutes

• Newark Liberty Airport: 6.6 miles, about 12 minutes

• George Washington Bridge: 24.7 miles, about 37 minutes

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

Asking rents near Linden

Newmark does not publish an industrial rent figure for Linden itself, so this is the Union County figure. Newmark reports the Union County area in two submarkets: Linden/Elizabeth at $17.38/SF with 6.3% vacancy and Union Central at $14.77/SF with 3.6% 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 Linden

The state’s SR-1A file shows 6 usable Class 4B (industrial) deeds of $1 million or more in Linden so far in 2026:

• 1611-1615 Pennsylvania Avenue: $1.96 million (deed dated January 15, 0.22 acres)

• 621 Commerce Road: $5.2 million (deed dated April 13, 0.89 acres)

• 1723 Pennsylvania Avenue: $1.95 million (deed dated July 1, 0.22 acres)

• 1418A East Linden Avenue: $8.49 million (deed dated August 4)

• 1807 West Elizabeth Avenue: $1.6 million (deed dated August 27)

• 401 Commerce Road: $7.6 million (deed dated September 10)

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

Next steps

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

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

• Nearby: warehouse space for lease in Rahway · Hillside.

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

Questions

Is warehouse use allowed in Linden, NJ?

Yes. Linden’s Schedule of Limitations permits warehouses and distribution centers in the LI, LI-A and HI zones. Truck terminals are permitted only in HI, at least 500 feet from a residential zone.

What do industrial spaces rent for near Linden?

Newmark does not publish a Linden figure. Its 3Q 2026 Union County submarkets show average asking rents of $14.77 to $17.38 per square foot, NNN. Asking rents are not signed rents.

Sources

• Linden Chapter 31, Attachment 2: Schedule of Limitations (PDF)

• Linden Code Chapter 31 (Land Use and Development)

• 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