Electrical permit history — 144 E University Bl

Commercial property

144 E University Bl

Built 1903 — 1900s commercial stock · last permitted panel/service work 2024 (permitted, completion not confirmed) · HVAC 2000 (finaled)

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Parcel

117032710

Built

1903 (county record)

Jurisdiction

Tucson

Zoning

HR-3

Assessor use

Bed & Breakfast

Parcel size

0.23 acres

Building area

3,927 sq ft (assessor record)

Cooling

Refrigeration (assessor record)

Heating

Forced Air (assessor record)

Roof

Asphalt (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)

Historic preservation

West University Historic District — Historic Preservation Zone — Contributing (City of Tucson)

Service on record

A 2024 permit was issued; completion is not confirmed in the available record; the permit description states “Electrical Service Upgrade” — an increase in capacity as described, not a confirmed installed rating.

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 & distributionPermitted — completion not confirmedA 2024 permit specifies this work (the permit description states “Electrical Service Upgrade”), but the available record does not show a final inspection. The work was permitted, but final completion is not confirmed. Official status: Inspections. City inspection record: last recorded inspection 2025-04-02; no approved final is shown. TC-COM-0624-01146 — Electrical Service Upgrade
• Heating, cooling & mechanicalLikely dueLast permitted 2000 (26 years ago). Applicant on the permit: KINO AIR CONDITIONING. The assessor records cooling as Refrigeration and heating as Forced Air. 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. Equipment from before about 2010 generally runs R-22, which has not been produced since 2020 — repairs mean reclaimed refrigerant at a price that often exceeds replacing the unit. T00ME01453 — INSTALL:FURNACE
• Fire alarm & life safetyGetting onLast permitted 2007 (19 years ago). Panels and devices age out on their own schedule, and the code moves underneath them — a system that was compliant when installed is not automatically compliant now. T07BU02022 — Add 80' various size underground, 49 fire sprinklers
• RoofNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. The assessor records the roof as Asphalt. 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.

Recorded sales (3)

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: 2026-03-09 (TR-ROW-0326-00272) — On Sunday, April 12th, Living Streets Alliance will host its 24th Cyclovia Tucson event, having participants enjoy one of Tucson's Bike Boulevards from Downtown to Amphi. It connects the neighborhoods of West University, Feldman's, Sugar Hill, Keeling, Amphi which are part of Ward 3 and Ward 6. The route will also have activities at Doris J. Thompson Park and the smaller park, Catalina Park. Over 45 other nonprofit organizations and NGOs, local businesses, and community partners will bring the 3.25 route to life, providing a free, fun, car-free day for an anticipated 40,000 people from across the region to enjoy. Traffic control set up and take down: Setup: 4am - Take Down: 315pm.

Permit history (15)

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 (6)

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

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.