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Small Warehouse Space for Rent in Salt Lake City

If you need 500 to 5,000 square feet of warehouse in the Salt Lake Valley, you're in the band almost nobody serves well. The big brokerages don't return calls under 10,000 SF, and the co-warehousing operators cap out just as your business gets going. Small-bay is most of what we lease, and it's what our own parks are built for. Here's what exists, what it costs, and how to get in.

The straight answer on warehouse space under $1,000 a month

People search for it, so here's the straight answer: true warehouse under $1,000 a month, meaning space with a grade-level or dock door you can move pallets through, basically doesn't exist in the valley right now. What that budget does rent is storage-capable space. Our 631 SF unit at Broadbent Business Park asks $915 a month modified gross, plus separately metered utilities (gas, electric, internet, trash): one big open room and a bathroom, with a standard walk-in door about six feet tall and three and a half feet wide. If everything you're storing can be carried through a doorway, it's the cheapest square footage we have. If you need pallets, racking, or a forklift in the building, plan on about $2,300 a month out the door for our smallest warehouse units once triple nets are counted (base rent plus NNN charges on the smallest true warehouse units). Current small-bay inventory is on the live listings.

What small warehouse space costs by size

  • Under 1,500 SF:$1.45 to $1.50 per square foot per month base rate in our current inventory. The 631 SF Broadbent unit at $915 a month is office/retail that works for carry-in storage; our smallest true warehouse units run about $2,300 a month out the door with triple nets included (base rent plus NNN charges on the smallest true warehouse units). Small bays carry the highest per-foot rate in the valley because they're the hardest to demise and the fastest to turn over.
  • 1,500 to 3,000 SF: roughly $1.00 to $1.50 depending on park and finish. Our Broadbent warehouse units (2,426 to 2,463 SF) ask $1.00 NNN; Sandy runs higher on tighter supply.
  • 3,000 to 5,000 SF: $1.00 to $1.15. Redwood Business Park at $1.05 NNN sits here.

One thing to know when you compare: the per-foot rates on this page are asking rates. On an NNN lease your actual monthly check adds property taxes, insurance, and common-area maintenance on top; modified gross rolls most of that in. It's why we quote out-the-door numbers when you call. The full rate breakdown, including NNN charges, is in our warehouse cost guide.

Current Small-Bay Availability

12 listings at 5,000 SF or under, live from the same data as every listing page on this site.

Under 1,500 SF

Ask about this size
Broadbent Business Park: Unit 3688 (Retail/Office)
Available Now
Retail/Office
Salt Lake City

Broadbent Business Park: Unit 3688 (Retail/Office)

Salt Lake City, UT

Listed/Updated July 2026

631 SF
$1.45/SF/MO MGDetails
Sandy Industrial Park: Unit 542
Available Now
Warehouse
Sandy

Sandy Industrial Park: Unit 542

Sandy, UT

Listed/Updated July 2026

1,200 SF
18' clear1 GL door3-Phase Available
$1.50/SF/MO NNNDetails
Sandy Industrial Park: Unit 9523
Available Now
Flex
Sandy

Sandy Industrial Park: Unit 9523

Sandy, UT

Listed/Updated July 2026

1,200 SF
18' clear1 GL door3-Phase Available
$1.50/SF/MO NNNDetails
Broadbent Business Park: Unit 3702 (Retail/Office)
Available Now
Retail/Office
Salt Lake City

Broadbent Business Park: Unit 3702 (Retail/Office)

Salt Lake City, UT

Listed/Updated July 2026

640 SF
$1.45/SF/MO MGDetails
Office with Secure Truck Yard: 5114 W 2400 S
Available Now
Flex
West Valley

Office with Secure Truck Yard: 5114 W 2400 S

West Valley City, UT

Listed/Updated July 2026

950 SF Office + Yard
$1.80/SF/MO MGDetails

Who these spaces fit

Contractors and trades staging equipment and material near their jobs. E-commerce sellers who've outgrown the garage but don't need a dock. Service businesses that need a shop, a couple of parking stalls, and a small office. Makers and light fabrication. If that's you, the practical questions are grade-level door width, power, and whether the office is already built, and every listing page on this site answers all three. If the office up front matters as much as the warehouse behind it, that product has its own page: flex space for lease.

Outgrowing co-warehousing?

WareSpace, Portal, and WorkBay are a fine first step, and their members outgrow them on a schedule. When the membership math stops working, usually somewhere between 1,500 and 3,000 SF, a direct lease in a small-bay park gets you your own door, your own power meter, and a rate that doesn't include someone else's amenities. That jump is the exact deal we do most weeks. Bring me your current all-in monthly and I'll show you what the same money rents directly.

Where small-bay lives in the valley

Small-bay concentrates in the older central submarkets: South Salt Lake, Murray, and Midvale have the deepest sub-25,000 SF density in the metro, with Sandy serving the south end at tighter supply. Our own small-bay parks sit in West Valley (Redwood Business Park), Salt Lake City (Broadbent Business Park), and by the airport (Airport Business Center).

If you're searching for warehouse space for rent near you, the practical question is which of these you're closest to. Each page carries that submarket's live inventory and my read on what it's actually good for, so start with the one nearest you and widen from there.

Common questions

With a grade-level door, 1,200 SF in Sandy is the smallest in our portfolio today: $1.50 base rate, about $2,300 a month out the door once triple nets are included. Smallest isn't always cheapest, so compare the out-the-door monthly, not the square footage. We also have a 631 SF office/retail unit at Broadbent for $915 a month that works for carry-in storage. Across the valley, true warehouse under 1,000 SF is scarce; 1,200 to 2,500 SF is where real selection starts. For what sits inside that triple-net number, see what NNN charges cover on a Utah warehouse lease.

Start from the submarket you're actually near, because "near me" in the Salt Lake Valley means one of 16 submarkets and they don't carry the same product. Small-bay concentrates in South Salt Lake, Murray, and Midvale; our own parks sit in West Valley, Salt Lake City, and by the airport; Sandy covers the south end at tighter supply. Every submarket page lists what's open there right now. Or tell me the cross streets you want to be near and I'll send what fits the same day.

The honest floor is about 1,200 SF for true warehouse with a grade-level door, and real selection starts between 1,200 and 2,500 SF. Below that, what exists is storage-capable space rather than warehouse, like our 631 SF unit at Broadbent. Which sizes are open near you depends on the submarket: the older central submarkets carry the deepest sub-25,000 SF density, while the south end and the airport skew larger. Browse current listings, or tell me the size and the use and I'll narrow it for you.

Small-bay deals here typically run 1 to 3 years. Shorter is sometimes possible on the right unit; ask.

Depends on the use and the city's zoning. Tell me what you do and I'll tell you which parks and cities allow it before you tour anything.

See what's open this week

Small-bay moves fast here. Units under 5,000 SF at our parks typically lease within 30 to 45 days of hitting the market, and the good ones get multiple offers. Browse current small-bay listings or call me at (801) 755-8794 and tell me the size and the use; I'll send you what fits the same day.

By Colter Smith, Commercial Real Estate Agent · CRES Utah

Licensed Utah real estate agent, UT Lic. #12359735-SA00. Every figure on this page comes from our own listings and closed transactions. About Colter