A new courthouse proposed by the developer of the Brightline rail system in downtown Miami remains in the running in a step supported by some in the legal community but opposed by Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez.

The county wants a new civil and probate courthouse to replace the historic Miami-Dade County Courthouse at 73 W. Flagler St., which comes with an assortment of old-age problems from mold to termites.