Electrical permit history — 75 E Alameda St

Commercial property

75 E Alameda St

Built 1947 — 1940s commercial stock · HVAC 2025 (permitted, completion not confirmed)

Permanent link: Electrical permit history for 75 E Alameda St (aztucsonelectricalsolutions.com/property/117160330/75-e-alameda-st-tucson-az-85701) · Public records last checked 2026-08-17

Parcel

117160330

Built

1947 (county record)

Jurisdiction

Tucson

Zoning

OCR-2

Assessor use

Store Front Commercial Bldg

Parcel size

0.12 acres

Building area

4,416 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

Downtown Tucson Historic District — National Register district — Non-contributing (City of Tucson)

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.

Street ViewGoogle Maps satelliteGoogle Earth (3D, historical imagery) ↗

Is it time to upgrade?

• Electrical service & distributionNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Worth knowing: a 2000 spklr permit is on file (and 1 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 2025 permit specifies this work (the permit description states “Replace existing HVAC equipment”), 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 - LCBU - Building Final approved 2025-07-30. TC-COM-0425-00748 — Replace existing HVAC equipment
• Fire alarm & life safetyLikely dueLast permitted 2000 (26 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. T00BU02986 — FIRE:SPKR:1 NEW
• RoofCurrentLast permitted 2024 (2 years ago). Roof age matters electrically too: it sets what can be penetrated for new rooftop units, conduit, or solar. TC-COM-0924-01721 — Roof Replacement

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: 2025-07-03 (TR-ROW-0725-00885) — CRANE LIFT REMOVING EQUIPMENT OFF THE ROOF.

Permit history (13)

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.

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.