Medical Center Replaces Long-Closed Morris Co. Pathmark Supermarket

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — Only two years after breaking ground in Jefferson Township, Commercial Realty Group (CRG), a second-generation family-owned firm, has resurrected another property, now known as The Advanced Medical Center – Jefferson.

The building, which had once been a Pathmark grocery store, is now the Advanced Medical Center – Jefferson, a fully leased, 45,000-square-foot Class A medical office building.

CRG paid $1.86 million for the run-down, closed Pathmark grocery store and surrounding tract in 2018 – and by 2019, had begun the site and building alterations required to transform the market into a functioning medical facility.

The building had a soft opening in late June, and no one is more excited about it than Jefferson Township Mayor Eric Wilsusen.

“The building site at 757 Rt. 15, Jefferson Twp., has made an impressive shift from an eyesore to an eye-catching medical center, following an astounding and total transformation, again returning the site to the business world,” Wilsusen said. “I am extremely pleased to recognize this local and unique building site reborn to a new life following several years of sitting vacant and unproductive. ”

CRG owns and manages nearly two dozen properties totaling $2.4 million square feet of industrial and medical office space.

Tri-County Orthopedics had previously hired CRG to renovate its Cedar Knolls headquarters, and the two became construction partners. When Tri-County decided to open a second location in northern Morris County, the two decided to work together again.

Following an extensive search, the company settled on the former Pathmark site at 757 Route 15 in Jefferson Township. The site is strategically located between the north and southbound lanes of I-80, making it an ideal location for the Advanced Medical Center and its many medical patients in the region, CRG said.

The $3.85 million project included a complete renovation, including major site improvements to increase parking at the property to a ratio of five spaces per 1,000 square feet, the installation of a patient drop-off area and the modernization of the building's loading area in the back.

There was also extensive new landscaping, which required excavation, as well as a new modern roof installed on the entire building to ensure energy efficiency and longevity.

"This was quite an achievement by the construction workers and managers alike, and an opportunity for them as well, as the project employed 50 tradespeople. It is also important to note that following its completion, The Advanced Medical Center – Jefferson, now houses 175 full-time employees," CRG said.

The largest tenant, Tri-County, occupies 17,000 square feet. Other tenants include Sportscare (physical rehabilitation), ARMAC (durable medical equipment), Advanced Vascular (vascular care), and ImageCare (imaging).

“We in Jefferson Township applaud the efforts and investment made by Commercial Realty Group in our hometown,” Wilsusen said.