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.

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-Archstone Communities LP pays $4.2 million for a restaurant at 8360 West Manchester Ave. that it plans to raze and replace with apartments. The seller is a private partnership known as 27th/Pico Boulevard II LP.

DELRAN, NJ-First quarter transaction activity is described as "heavy" in the southern counties and the market remains tight, especially for class A space and big blocks in general.