The federal courthouse in downtown Gainesville got included in a “non-core” properties list along with seven other Florida properties. Inclusion on the list opens the door for disposal and potentially a public sale, but don’t get your checkbooks out just yet.  

The Gainesville building, which serves as a courthouse and offices, was included Tuesday in the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) list of 440 “non-core” properties. The building is at 401 SE 1st Ave., just south of the Headquarters Library and east of the Alachua County Civil Courthouse.  

As displayed on its cornerstone, Gainesville’s federal building and courthouse was built under GSA Administrator Bernard Boutin during President John F. Kennedy’s administration in the early 1960s. 

The listed non-core properties will be slated for disposal, and the GSA has several possibilities for disposing of a property, including a federal transfer, surplus property, homeless conveyance, public benefit conveyance, negotiated sale to state or local government, or a public sale. 

However, the GSA removed the list from its website on Wednesday. The webpage that hosted the original list now says the “non-core” property list will be coming soon.  

In a statement, the administration said it is reviewing the properties along with the initial feedback it received. USA Today said the list included iconic federal government buildings, including the Robert F. Kennedy Building in Washington, D.C. and headquarters for many federal agencies.  

USA Today reports the list’s release prompted backlash among some lawmakers and links the list of Elon Musk’s efficiency efforts.  

“As part of our strategy to optimize the GSA portfolio, PBS will be engaging in market research and customer agency feedback regarding the potential disposition strategies for non-core assets, and will consider current use, occupancy, cost of agency relocation, and local market conditions when assessing disposition,” the administration said in its Tuesday release.  

While the list was removed, Federal News Network kept a copy online. Their list shows seven other buildings in Florida—three in Miami, two in Tampa, one in Jacksonville and one in West Palm Beach.  

These buildings are as follows:  

• Autec Building in West Palm Beach 

• Brickell Plaza Building in Miami 

• Chas. E Bennett Federal Building in Jacksonville 

• Claude Pepper Federal Building in Miami 

• David W Dyer Federal Building and Courthouse in Miami 

• R L Timberlake Jr. Federal Building in Tampa 

• Timberlake Federal Annex in Tampa