Electrical permit history — 240 W Drachman St

240 W Drachman St, Tucson — built 1957, with 9 permits on record. Review electrical, HVAC and remodel history with links to official records.

Commercial property

240 W Drachman St

Built 1957 — 1950s commercial stock · HVAC 2010 (permit expired without a confirmed final)

Parcel
115072720
Built
1957 (county record)
Jurisdiction
Tucson
Zoning
C-3
Assessor use
Misc Commercial
Parcel size
0.16 acres
Building area
1,866 sq ft (assessor record)
Sewer
Connection on file (1957) (county sewer connection records)
Flood zone
X — minimal flood hazard (FEMA)
Historic preservation
Miracle Mile Historic District — National Register district — Contributing (City of Tucson)

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County aerial photograph centered on 240 W Drachman St, 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.

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 & mechanicalPermitted — completion not confirmedA 2010 permit specifies this work (the permit description states “REPLACE 5 TON PACKAGE HEAT PUMP (APA)”), but the available record does not show a final inspection. The permit expired without a confirmed final status. Official status: Expired. Contractor of record: AMERICAN HOME MAINTENANCE INC *C*. T10ME00224 — REPLACE 5 TON PACKAGE HEAT PUMP (APA)
  • 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 — high priority

    Distribution gear this age is frequently past the point where the manufacturer still supports it. Breakers and fusible switches for obsolete lines can carry long lead times, which turns an outage into a shutdown. 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.

  • Worth confirming

    There is an electrical reconnect permit from 1997. The service was disconnected at some point and brought back — usually after a vacancy, a utility disconnect, or work that required the power off. Worth knowing what prompted it.

Recorded sales (2)

Recorded transfers from the Pima County Assessor — 2 of 2
DatePriceType
1999-08-09$91,000Warranty Deed
1998-04-15$80,000Warranty 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: 2023-07-28 (TR-ROW-0723-01011) — Annual Palm Tree Trimming Project.

Permit history (9)

Permit history for this parcel — 8 of 9 records
DateRecordWhatStatusValue
2023-07-28finaledTR-ROW-0723-01011City permit recordRight-of-Way (ROW)Annual Palm Tree Trimming ProjectComplete
2022-10-18finaledT22OT00761City permit recordFence / wall2-CofC wall signsComplete
2022-01-20finaledT22CM00462City permit recordCommercial BuildingTI: SALONComplete
2019-02-05finaledT19RW00644City permit recordROW(2) 5X5 bellholes in rear alley- to repair/replace gas lineFinal
2010-04-21expired 2010-10-18T10ME00224City permit recordMECHREPLACE 5 TON PACKAGE HEAT PUMP (APA)Expired
2000-10-18finaledT00BU03105City permit recordFence / wallFENCE:WROUGHT IRON 154LF OF 8'6"HIGHFinal
1999-08-27expired 2000-02-23T99EL02204City permit recordELECTSIGNS:CIRCUIT:9908128Closed
1999-07-13finaledT99OT00208City permit recordC-OF-OC OF O INSPECTION:ALL-BRITE WINDOW FASHIONSC of o
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Permit history for this parcel — remaining 1 records
DateRecordWhatStatusValue
1997-10-09finaledT97EL01666City permit recordELECTRECONNECT:ELECTRIC:SHOWFinal

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
2000-10-05T00VL01417Code enforcement caseCode enforcement caseComplian

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. See an error in this public-record report? Report a correction · About this data.

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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.

How this report was built

This is a reading of public records for parcel 115072720 — 9 permits on file from 1997 to 2023 (2 fence / wall, 2 elect, 1 right-of-way (row), 1 commercial building) and 1 code enforcement case — assembled from the Pima County parcel file, the City of Tucson’s Property Research Online file (permits back to about 2006, further on some parcels), and the City’s GIS permit and code-enforcement layers (2022 onward). 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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