Who should represent my mixed-use property in Essex County?
Pick a broker who handles both the commercial and the residential side: retail or office leasing on the ground floor and apartment income above. Ask for recent Essex County mixed-use or similar deals, their pricing method and fee terms in writing. AcreX is a Caldwell-based brokerage serving Essex County.
Ask for recent local deals of mixed-use or similar buildings, with towns, size and their role.
Ask how they would lease vacant storefronts and how that changes the price.
Check the broker’s licence on the NJ Real Estate Commission licensee search.
Get the fee, term and exclusivity in writing (N.J.S.A. 25:1-16).
How is a mixed-use building in Essex County valued?
Usually on total net operating income from the apartments and the commercial space, divided by a cap rate that reflects both, then checked against comparable sales. Vacant storefronts, short commercial leases or rent-controlled units lower the value. AcreX has no published mixed-use cap rate for Essex County and prices from your rent roll.
Renter households: 176,096 of 317,473 occupied homes in Essex County are renter-occupied (55.5%, ACS 2019-2023). Source
Office, Newark: 19.7% vacancy, $29.80/SF average asking rent (Newmark, 3Q 2026). Source
Office, Essex West/I-280: 18.8% vacancy, $28.04/SF average asking rent (Newmark, 3Q 2026). Source
Newmark reports office by submarket, not county. No free public county-level retail report was found, so retail rents are not shown.
Mixed-use projects in Essex County from the AcreX sheet
The AcreX sheet lists 13 Essex County multifamily projects whose public description mentions mixed use or retail space, and 1 project on the Commercial tab typed as mixed use, as of October 24, 2026.
7 Becker Farm Road (Roseland): 325 units, Approved. 325-unit mixed use residential complex; resolution. Source
Block 241 Redevelopment (Bloomfield): 125 units, Scheduled. Request for resolution extension; mixed-use six-story building with ground floor retail and 125 residential…. Source
410 Main Street (Orange): 104 units, Scheduled. 7-story mixed-use building with 104 residential units and 2,600 sf retail; resolution of memorialization. Source
525 Northfield Avenue (West Orange): 95 units, Scheduled. 4-story mixed-use building, 1,200 sf commercial and 95 residential units. Source
8-22 South Essex Avenue mixed-use (Orange): 69 units, Approved. Source
26 Tony Galento Plaza (Orange): 68 units, Approved. New 6-story mixed-use building with 5,130 sf retail and sixty-eight (68) apartments on floors 3-6; Central…. Source
45 Partners Urban Renewal mixed-use (19-43 & 45 South Livingston Ave) (Livingston): mixed-use, Pending. Source
The map above is filtered to Essex County. Full pipeline map
What should I prepare before selling a mixed-use building?
A rent roll for both the apartments and the commercial units, all leases, a trailing-12-month operating statement, tax and utility bills, the certificate of occupancy, any rent control registration and the zoning for the commercial use.
Related pages
Mixed-use brokerage in other counties
Frequently asked questions
How many mixed-use projects is AcreX tracking in Essex County?
The AcreX sheet lists 13 Essex County multifamily projects whose public description mentions mixed use or retail space, and 1 project on the Commercial tab typed as mixed use, as of October 24, 2026.
What does a broker cost to sell or lease a mixed-use building?
Commission is negotiable and set in your listing agreement. In New Jersey a broker can only enforce a commission agreement that is in writing (N.J.S.A. 25:1-16).
Talk to AcreX
Book a consultation with Jonathan Libock · Call (201) 694-6463 · AcreX Commercial Real Estate, 307 Bloomfield Ave, Caldwell, NJ 07006
