Miami-Dade Courthouse opening target January 2024

Completion of the new Miami-Dade County Courthouse, in theory at least, is scheduled for Jan. 24, 2024, according to Alex A. Alfonso, acting assistant director of the Miami-Dade Internal Services Department.

The exact project completion date continues to be negotiated, Mr. Alfonso said, “and has not been finalized.”

The anticipated price is holding steady at $262,767,000.

The cost includes a $18.5 million contract that county commissioners in July awarded to Johnson Controls Inc. to provide telecommunication and audio-visual work for the new building, currently being developed by Plenary Justice LLC right next to the old courthouse on Flagler Street in downtown Miami.

Net proceeds from the anticipated sale of the historic courthouse are to be used to help fund the new courthouse, Mr. Alfonso said. The shell for the new courthouse is now up to the 14th floor.

The finished, 23-story courthouse is to have 640,000 square feet with 46 courtrooms and shell space for an additional four. Parking is planned for 59 vehicles and offices for court administrative and clerk personnel.