Electrical permit history — 4490 N 1st Av

Commercial property

4490 N 1st Av

Built 1993 — 1990s commercial stock · HVAC 2012 (finaled)

Permanent link: Electrical permit history for 4490 N 1st Av (aztucsonelectricalsolutions.com/property/108192180/4490-n-1st-av-tucson-az-85719) · Public records last checked 2026-08-16

Parcel

108192180

Built

1993 (county record)

Jurisdiction

Tucson

Zoning

C-3

Assessor use

Health & Fitness Club Fraternal/Sorority

Parcel size

0.41 acres

Building area

5,017 sq ft (assessor record)

Sewer

No connection on file (sewer or septic status not confirmed by the record — verify on site)

Flood zone

X (shaded) — 0.2% annual-chance flood hazard (FEMA)

Historic preservation

Not on file (City of Tucson HP layers)

See the property

Pima County orthophoto (Pictometry 2024 / PAG 2023 / NAIP 2023 mosaic) — parcel outlined in yellow. Aerials can predate recent work and show nothing about what is inside; context, not evidence.

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Is it time to upgrade?

• Electrical service & distributionNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. That does not mean the gear is original — only that nothing has been permitted here recently. Where it matters is capacity: obsolete distribution lines carry breaker and fusible-switch lead times that turn an outage into a shutdown, and that is worth knowing before a new tenant or a new rooftop unit. Separately from replacement: NFPA 70E expects the arc-flash study to be reviewed at least every five years, or after any change to the service.
• Heating, cooling & mechanicalGetting onLast permitted 2012 (14 years ago). City inspection record: MECHANICAL - FINAL approved 2012-07-05. Contractor of record: AIR O SMITH HEATING AND COOLING. Packaged rooftop units work harder in Tucson than almost anywhere, so 12 to 15 years is a realistic service life rather than the 15 to 20 the industry quotes. T12CM03887 — CHANGE OUT 1.5 TON PACKAGE HEAT PUMP - LIKE FOR LIKE
• Fire alarm & life safetyNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Any alarm or sprinkler work here predates this feed. For an occupied commercial building that is worth confirming from the panel and the inspection tags rather than assuming.
• RoofNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Roof age matters electrically too: it sets what can be penetrated for new rooftop units, conduit, or solar.

A found permit means a lot. A missing one means less. We read the City of Tucson’s own permit file, not a recent extract of it — back to about 2006, and into the 1990s on properties with that much history. Microfiche before then was never fully digitised. Every record links to the city’s official file. A blank line does not say nothing was done: work gets done without permits all the time. The only way to know what is actually installed is to look at it.

What that usually means electrically

• Era-based check

  Gear in this age range is usually still supported but is due for infrared scanning and torque verification if that has not been done recently. The permit record does not confirm this; an on-site inspection is required.

• Era-based check

  NFPA 70E expects arc-flash studies to be reviewed at least every five years, or after any change to the service. Buildings this age often have labeling that no longer matches the installed gear. The permit record does not confirm this; an on-site inspection is required.

Most recent permit on record for this parcel: 2025-05-05 (TR-ROW-0525-00599) — We will be performing twenty-one (21) geotechnical borings within the roadway of N 1st Ave from approximately 500ft north of the intersection of E River Rd and N 1st Ave to approximately 400ft north of the intersection of N 1st Ave and Grant Rd. Asphalt coring will be conducted prior to drilling of soil borings. Cores will be obtained using an electric coring rig and will be approximately 10 inches in diameter. The soil borings will be advanced through the 10 inch asphalt core hole with 7 or 8 inch hollow stem auger to depths of approximately 5 to 150 feet below the ground surface (135 to 150ft borings will be performed near the 1st Avenue Bridge crossing the Rillito River. The borings will be backfilled with auger cuttings mixed with concrete (with concrete comprising between 20 to 50% of the soil-cement backfill). The exposed asphalt concrete at each boring location will be cleaned, wire-brushed, and patched with QPR brand asphalt cold path. (We understand the restoration of boring locations in the existing roadway as described above will be acceptable by the City of Tucson.) If groundwater is encountered during drilling, the boring will be backfilled with cement grout to the state minimum of the upper 20 feet, unless otherwise within the threshold distance of a WQARF, CERCLA, VRP, LUST, or DOD site, the boring(s) will be backfilled with cement grout to the full depth of the boring. See site plan for details on locations of planned boreholes and traffic control plans for anticipated one-lane closures along N 1st Ave. We do not anticipate performing any work within signalized intersections. Requesting no restrictions on work times. 135 to 150ft bridge borings will be performed as night work. Work performed for HDR Engineering for the City of Tucson, Contract No. 230193-01. 05/22/2025 **Withdrawn as of 05/21/2025 CONTINUATION OF TR-ROW-0325-00338*** NO LONGER NEEDED.

Permit history (28)

How to read the status column: Final / Complete / C of O — city records show the permit was finalized. Issued — the work was permitted, but final completion is not confirmed. Applied / In review / Approved / Fees paid — proposed, not completion. Expired — the permit expired without a confirmed final status. Void / Withdrawn / Canceled — not evidence the work was installed. Any other status is shown exactly as the issuing office records it, without a completion reading.

Code enforcement (5)

Code cases and housing-code violations recorded against this parcel, by category. Closed cases stay on the record, and most of these are closed — check the status column. We show the category and the official record number rather than the complaint text, which often names people who have nothing to do with the property.

Record numbers link to the City of Tucson’s official file. Highlighted rows are the ones that imply electrical work or an unpermitted-work finding.

This is an inference from public records — the year a structure was built, how it is classified, and what has been permitted. It is not an inspection, and nothing here confirms what is actually installed at this address. The only way to know is to look in the panel.

The contractor’s read is a plain-English brief of the record above, written by AI — what it shows across electrical, mechanical and the building itself, what is missing for the era, and what to verify on site.