Electrical permit history — 444 N 4th Av

Commercial property

444 N 4th Av

Built 1926 — 1920s commercial stock · last permitted panel/service work 2003 (permit expired without a confirmed final)

Permanent link: Electrical permit history for 444 N 4th Av (aztucsonelectricalsolutions.com/property/117050080/444-n-4th-av-tucson-az-85705) · Public records last checked 2026-08-17

Parcel

117050080

Built

1926 (county record)

Jurisdiction

Tucson

Zoning

C-3

Assessor use

Store Front Commercial Bldg

Parcel size

0.16 acres

Building area

5,412 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)

Historic preservation

Fourth Avenue Commercial Historic District — National Register district — Contributing (City of Tucson)

Service on record

A 2003 permit expired without a confirmed final status; the permit description states “UPGRADE:ELECTRIC 60AMP TO 200AMP” — 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 2003 permit specifies this work (the permit description states “UPGRADE:ELECTRIC 60AMP TO 200AMP”), but the available record does not show a final inspection. The permit expired without a confirmed final status. Official status: Expired. Contractor of record: RINCON MOUNTAIN ELECTRIC ,. T03EL02247 — UPGRADE:ELECTRIC 60AMP TO 200AMP
• Heating, cooling & mechanicalNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Worth knowing: a 2021 pool / spa 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. 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

  A pool or spa was permitted in 2021. Pool equipment brings its own bonding grid, GFCI requirements, and usually a subpanel — and the bonding rules have tightened since, so older installations are worth verifying.

Most recent permit on record for this parcel: 2021-11-22 (T21RW05067) — 5X5 BELL HOLE ON ASPHALT/DIRT FRONT TO REPAIR/REPLACE GAS LINE. CREWS WILL BE WORKING ON NORTH SIDE OF PROPERTY ON EAST 6TH STREET AREA WILL BE CLOSED OFF FOR STREET FAIR ON DEC 10-12 1. BUS STOP IN THE AREA, CONTACT SUN TRAN, BEA PAULUS AT 520-206-8826 AND/OR CHRISTINA ROCK AT 520-206-8934 24-HOURS PRIOR TO START OF WORK FOR COORDINATION. 2. PLACE "BUSINESS ACCESS" SIGNS APPROPRIATELY. SEVERAL BUSINESSES ALONG ROUTE. 3. INGRESS/ EGRESS FOR BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL ACCESS SHALL BE MAINTAINED. FIELD ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE REQUIRED. 4. PAVEMENT PATCHING IS NECESSARY WHERE PAVEMENT IS CUT. PATCH LIMITS- THE LIMITS OF THE PAVING SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 1-FT OUTSIDE THE EXCAVATION. 5. POTHOLES SPACED CLOSELY TOGETHER AND WITHIN 8-FT OF EACH OTHER WILL NEED TO BE JOINED TOGETHER BY ONE SURFACE PATCH. 6. BACKFILL WITH CLSM SLURRY OR AGGREGATE BASE COURSE (ABC.) 7. ASPHALTIC CONCRETE USED SHALL BE CITY OF TUCSON MIX NO. 3 OR COT MIX NO. 2 WITH TR-22, INSPECTOR TO ADVISE. 8. REPLACE/ REFRESH ALL STRIPING THAT IS INTERRUPTED BY PATCHES. 9. REPAIR ALL LANDSCAPING DISTURBED. THIS INCLUDES IRRIGATION, PLANTINGS, GROUNDCOVER, AND HARDSCAPE. 10. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING MEASURES SHALL BE PRACTICED DURING WORK AND CONSTRUCTION. 11. MAINTAIN PEDESTRIAN ACCESS 12. MAINTAIN ACCESS TO BUS STOPS AND FOR PEDESTRIAN INGRESS/ EGRESS. 13. IN THE EVENT THAT WEEKEND OR AFTER-HOURS WORK IS INTENDED, CONTACT COT INSPECTION STAFF. IF WEEKEND WORK, MAKE CONTACT 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE WEEKEND. DAN ROBERTSON- 520-400-6722 OR TOM ADKINS- 520-400-3813.

Permit history (12)

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 (4)

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.