ORANGE COUNTY-Area brokers say the industrial real estate market here is still performing strongly despite a slowdown in the county's manufacturing sector that has affected production, employment and new orders.

LOS ANGELES-An insurer and a law firm take 108,000 sf of office space in the beleaguered CBD. Brokers say vacancies in the area will continue to drop as tenants seek affordable alternatives to the pricey Westside and other submarkets.

LOS ANGELES-An insurer and a law firm take 108,000 sf of office space in the beleaguered CBD. Brokers say vacancies in the area will continue to drop as tenants seek affordable alternatives to the pricey Westside and other submarkets.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-A group of private investors has purchased the former Charter Behavioral Hospital and will operate the site for the building's new tenant, the county's Health Department.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-A limited partnership acquires a 38,237-sf office building in Fullerton, the latest sign that small investors have faith in the market even as institutional buyers pull back.

CLAREMONT, CA-The 75-unit complex stands at 510-522 S. Indian Hill Blvd. The seller was private investor David C. Cook. The buyer is a private partnership known as Indian Hill LLC.

LOS ANGELES-A Costa Mesa-based developer has purchased a 5.88-acre parcel in Azusa and plans to revive the former industrial site by constructing several small manufacturing and distribution facilities on the property.

LOS ANGELES-The owner, Chetrit Group LLC, hires Grubb & Ellis to find a replacement for the departed telecommunications giant. The Downtown office tower has been renamed 611 Place.