Electrical permit history — 5525 E River Rd

5525 E River Rd, Tucson — built 2003, with 23 permits on record. Review electrical, HVAC and remodel history with links to official records.

Commercial property

5525 E River Rd

Built 2003 — 2000s commercial stock · 23 permits on record; no permitted panel/service or HVAC work among them

Parcel
10922134T
Built
2003 (assessor record)
Jurisdiction
Unincorporated Pima County
Zoning
CB-1
Assessor use
Neighborhood Shopping Center
Parcel size
1.44 acres
Building area
15,037 sq ft (assessor record)
Sewer
No connection on file (sewer or septic status not confirmed by the record — verify on site)
Flood zone
X — minimal flood hazard (FEMA)

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County aerial photograph centered on 5525 E River Rd, parcel outlined

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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  • Electrical service & distributionNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Worth knowing: a 2022 building permit is on file — work like this is often folded into a larger permit without being named, so open that record and check its scope before concluding anything. 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 & mechanicalNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Worth knowing: a 2022 building permit is on file — work like this is often folded into a larger permit without being named, so open that record and check its scope before concluding anything. 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. Worth confirming from the equipment nameplate rather than the record. Replacing a rooftop unit is also an electrical question: the new unit's minimum circuit ampacity and its disconnect often differ from the old one.
  • 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. This parcel is in unincorporated Pima County, so we read the county’s own permit system — including its historical permits, which reach back into the 1990s where they exist. Every record links to the county’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

    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.

Recorded sales (1)

Recorded transfers from the Pima County Assessor — 1 of 1
DatePriceType
2010-11-12$5,450,000Warranty Deed

Recorded sales are the sales the Pima County Assessor has on file from affidavits of property value — not every transfer, not listings, and not a valuation. Parties are never shown here. A sale with no permitted electrical work since is worth knowing before the next sale or a remodel.

Most recent permit on record for this parcel: 2023-02-14 (TR-UTL-0223-00858) — Extension request for previously approved permit T22RW02916: Issued Expired: Cox to bore 516' to install CATV conduit for system tie..

Permit history (23)

Permit history for this parcel — 8 of 23 records
DateRecordWhatStatusValue
2023-02-14finaledTR-UTL-0223-00858City permit recordRight-of-Way (ROW) - UtilityExtension request for previously approved permit T22RW02916: Issued Expired: Cox to bore 516' to install CATV conduit for system tie.Complete
2022-12-12finaledP22RW01911Pima County permitRight of WayRIVER - N CRAYCROFTFinal
2022-05-31P22BP06337Pima County permitOther StructuresSignPermit Expired
2022-05-25P22RW00854Pima County permitRight of WayRIVER - E river RD & E Villa Mesa LoopWithdrawn
2022-01-14finaledP22BP00507Pima County permitBuildingTenant ImprovementC of O
2020-10-15finaledP20RW01882Pima County permitRight of WayRIVER - CraycroftFinal
2018-08-10finaledP18BP05816Pima County permitElectrical / mechanicalMechanical/Plumbing EquipmentFinal
2010-12-06finaledP10CP07283Pima County permitBuildingCOMBO/COTH -Final
Show 15 older records
Permit history for this parcel — remaining 15 records
DateRecordWhatStatusValue
2009-07-02P09CP03872Pima County permitHistoricalCOMBO/COTH -Application Expired
2007-01-05P07CP00124Pima County permitHistoricalSIGN/SIGN - — RIVER CENTER (D/P 25/58) CB1Expired
2006-06-19P06CP07547Pima County permitHistoricalCOMBO/CADD - — DP 25/58Expired
2003-07-21P03RW02037Pima County permitRight of WayROW/RGAS - — 5525 E RIVER RDIssued
2003-04-10finaledP03CP03771Pima County permitHistoricalELECT/COTH -Final
2003-03-20P03CP02808Pima County permitHistoricalSIGN/SIGN -Withdrawn
2003-03-20finaledP03CP02809Pima County permitHistoricalSIGN/SIGN - — WALGREENSFinal
2002-04-01P02CP03301Pima County permitDamage/DemoDEMO/CDMO - — DP 7/98 RIVER CENTERExpired
2001-10-25finaledP01CP10312Pima County permitHistoricalCOMBO/CNEW - — WALGREENS AT RIVER CENTERC of O
1993-02-02finaled68223Pima County permitHistoricalPMSHIST/ -Final
1988-08-1624001Pima County permitHistoricalPMSHIST/ -Expired
1988-04-05finaled8809Pima County permitHistoricalPMSHIST/ -Final
1988-01-2016411Pima County permitHistoricalPMSHIST/ -Expired
1987-12-1715463Pima County permitHistoricalPMSHIST/ -Expired
1987-12-0715125Pima County permitHistoricalPMSHIST/ -Expired

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 (1)

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.

Code enforcement history for this parcel — 1 of 1 records
DateRecordWhatStatus
2011-03-15T11DV01584Code enforcement caseSignNoverify

Record numbers link to the issuing office’s official file — Pima County’s portal for county permits, the City of Tucson’s for city records. 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. See an error in this public-record report? Report a correction · About this data.

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How this report was built

This is a reading of public records for parcel 10922134T — 23 permits on file from 1987 to 2023 (13 historical, 4 right of way, 2 building, 1 right-of-way (row) - utility) and 1 code enforcement case — assembled from the Pima County parcel file, the City of Tucson GIS layers, and Pima County’s Accela permit portal (searched by parcel and by address, because the county’s parcel links break on older records). Public records last checked 2026-08-16; the record is re-read at least weekly. Each permit and code case links to its official file. The verdicts are inferences from what was permitted and when, and from the era the building went up; they are not an inspection, and nothing here confirms what is installed. A permit that is present is strong evidence; a permit that is absent is weak evidence — plenty of work is never permitted, and older county records were only partly moved online.

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