Industrial and Warehouse Space for Lease in Rahway, NJ

Where warehouse use is allowed in Rahway

Rahway’s I-L Light Industrial zone permits warehouse and distribution, wholesale trade and storage, storage facilities (except those storing noncontainerized combustible materials) and self-service storage. The I-H Heavy Industrial zone permits warehouse and distribution and storage facilities alongside light and heavy manufacturing.

Several of Rahway’s business zones in Chapter 421, Article IV list manufacturing, wholesale, storage, warehouse and distribution facilities among their prohibited uses (the B-3 Highway Business zone excepts self-service storage), so warehouse space is mainly an industrial-zone use in the city.

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

Road miles from Rahway

• AcreX office, Caldwell: 23.0 miles, about 36 minutes

• Port Newark: 14.6 miles, about 35 minutes

• Newark Liberty Airport: 9.6 miles, about 17 minutes

• George Washington Bridge: 27.7 miles, about 43 minutes

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

Asking rents near Rahway

Newmark does not publish an industrial rent figure for Rahway 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 Rahway

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

• 1441 Witherspoon Street: $2 million (deed dated May 15, 0.57 acres)

Public records, not an AcreX deal (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 Linden · Kenilworth.

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

Questions

Is warehouse use allowed in Rahway, NJ?

Yes, in the industrial zones. Rahway’s I-L zone permits warehouse and distribution, wholesale trade and storage, and self-service storage; the I-H zone permits warehouse and distribution and storage facilities. Several business zones prohibit warehouse and distribution uses.

What do industrial spaces rent for near Rahway?

Newmark does not publish a Rahway 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

• Rahway Code Chapter 421, Article IV (Zone Regulations)

• Rahway Code § 421-24, I-L Light Industrial Zone

• Rahway Code § 421-25, I-H Heavy Industrial Zone

• 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