Electrical permit history — 1 S Church Av
1 S Church Av, Tucson — built 1986, with 56 permits on record. Review electrical, HVAC and remodel history with links to official records.
Commercial property
1 S Church Av
Built 1986 — 1980s commercial stock · HVAC 2024 (permitted, completion not confirmed)
Permanent link: Electrical permit history for 1 S Church Av (aztucsonelectricalsolutions.com/property/117121080/1-s-church-av-tucson-az-85701) · Public records last checked 2026-08-16
- Parcel
- 117121080
- Built
- 1986 (assessor record)
- Jurisdiction
- Tucson
- Zoning
- OCR-2
- Assessor use
- Municipal Commercial Property
- Parcel size
- 0.58 acres
- Building area
- 182,638 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
- Not on file (City of Tucson HP layers)
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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 2026 fire construction permit is on file (and 2 more like it) — 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 & mechanicalPermitted — completion not confirmedA 2024 permit specifies this work (the permit description states “Electrical Room HVAC Upgrade for 1 S. Church Ave.”), 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: COT - HCME - Mechanical Final approved 2026-04-24. TC-COM-0824-01698 — Electrical Room HVAC Upgrade for 1 S. Church Ave.
- Fire alarm & life safetyCurrentLast permitted this year (2026). 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. TF-FCP-0126-00028 — Relocate (2) Sprinkler Heads and Add (1) Sprinkler Head
- 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 2022. 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: 2026-01-16 (TF-FCP-0126-00028) — Relocate (2) Sprinkler Heads and Add (1) Sprinkler Head.
Permit history (56)
| Date | Record | What | Status | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16finaled | TF-FCP-0126-00028City permit record | Fire ConstructionRelocate (2) Sprinkler Heads and Add (1) Sprinkler Head | Complete | |
| 2025-12-18expires 2027-02-26 | TC-COM-1225-02284City permit record | Commercial BuildingRemove and replace Transformer | Issued | |
| 2025-09-28finaled | TC-COM-0925-01775City permit record | Commercial BuildingTI office renovation of suite 2150. | Inspections complete | |
| 2025-08-22finaled | TR-ROW-0825-01047City permit record | Right-of-Way (ROW)Street closure request for Tucson Meet Yourself Festival 2025 Traffic control set ups and take downs: Set-up: closures on Tues 10/14 at 6pm, Wed 10/15 at 6pm, Fri 10/17 at 6pm. Take-down on Mon 10/20 by 4am. | Complete | |
| 2025-05-14finaled | TZ-CMP-0525-00090City permit record | Zoning Verification LetterRequesting a Zoning Verification Letter/Compliance Letter for the Leo Kent Hotel property located at 1 South Church Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701 (Parcels: 117-12-1080 & 117-12-1090). Please see the attached request letter for all request details. | Complete | |
| 2025-05-06 | TC-COM-0525-00934City permit record | Commercial BuildingTie-in of temporary conductors to restore utility power and remove generator power from building systems. | Expired | |
| 2025-05-01finaled | SP-NRP-0525-00226City permit record | Simple*Complete - Added to Utility Clearance Report* - - Replace defective medium voltage conductor. - - | Complete | |
| 2025-02-03finaled | TR-ROW-0225-00153City permit record | Right-of-Way (ROW)ROW permit application for public art installation consisting of two (2) tile inset metal planters to be located on both sides of the Leo Kent Hotel entrance at base of ground planters fronting Church Avenue. | Complete |
48 older records are not shown here. — each links to its official file.
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.
| Date | Record | What | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-23 | CE-VIO0425-01684Code enforcement case | Code enforcement case | Closed - resolved |
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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How this report was built
This is a reading of public records for parcel 117121080 — 56 permits on file from 2017 to 2026 (16 fire construction, 12 commercial building, 6 right-of-way (row), 6 fence / wall) 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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