CHARLOTTE-Flex product (office and warehouse combination) is suffering the most at a 22.9% vacancy level, followed by warehouse/distribution, 7.5% and manufacturing, 4.8%, according to a new study of the area's 110.7 million-sf inventory by CB Richard Ellis Inc.

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL-The 15-year-old, locally based manufacturer and distributor is taking the entire space at the newly completed Enterprise Center, 1601 Green Road, Pompano Beach, FL. The six-year lease has an estimated aggregate value of $1.8 million.

ORLANDO-After a year-long national search, Advantis Real Estate Services Co. is installing Gregory L. Morgan as regional director, management services, Central Florida, to oversee the company's 8.5 million-sf office, flex and industrial portfolio in Orlando, Tampa and South Florida.

ORLANDO-The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks bit into the themed restaurant's bottom line with operating profit of $54.5 million down from $66.5 million in 2000. Pittsburgh, Minneapolis and Austin will see new restaurants this year.

ATLANTA-The five-year lease has an estimated aggregate rent value of $688,320. Other tenants in the Gwinnett County park in suburban Norcross, GA are Germany-based Dornbracht USA and Sub-Zero Distributors.

TAMPA, FL-The 5.62 million-sf central business district submarket saw 394,551 sf go dark in fourth quarter 2001, bringing total net absorption to a negative 128,852 sf, the poorest performance of the last six years.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-The 3.7 million-sf Fort Lauderdale CBD has the lowest vacancy level at 16.92%. Sublease space totaling 657,034 sf has brought the overall vacancy mark in the 22.3 million-sf county market to 19.86%, according to a new study by RealData Information Systems Inc. of Coral Gables, FL.

LEBANON, TN-Bridgestone/Firestone North America will be moving to the new facility in February 2003 from its existing 375,000-sf location in Memphis, TN. The estimated value of the tenant's 10-year lease is $22.5 million. Ground-breaking is tentatively set for May 1.