A minimum amount of product will actually be warehoused forindefinite periods, according to company officials. The facilitywill be in the Christopher C. Ford Industrial Park, 25 miles westof Downtown Orlando. Among the park's current tenants are Goodyear,Circuit City, Marriott, Sprint and Domino's Pizza.

The concept of streamlining the supply chain from vendor tocustomer has been successfully tested in Philadelphia for the lastthree years. The 120-foot wide structure is expected to breakground in the first quarter with completion tentatively scheduledfor first quarter 2002. The center will create 300 new jobs.

The Orlando office of Trammell Crow Co. represents Home Depot inits negotiations with Lake County to purchase a 31.6-acre parcelfor the facility. The county is asking $1.1 million or $35,000 peracre (80 cents per sf) for the dirt. That price compares withcomparable current park sites in metro Orlando going for $100,000or $2.30 per sf. The 22-year-old Home Depot posted 1999 net salesof $38.4 billion.