Electrical permit history — 2939 E 3rd St

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2939 E 3rd St

Built 1938 — pre-1950 knob-and-tube era · HVAC 2007 (permit expired without a confirmed final)

Permanent link: Electrical permit history for 2939 E 3rd St (aztucsonelectricalsolutions.com/property/125030360/2939-e-3rd-st-tucson-az-85716) · Public records last checked 2026-08-17

Parcel

125030360

Built

1938 (county record)

Jurisdiction

Tucson

Zoning

R-1

Assessor use

Sfr Grade 010-3 Urban Subdivided

Parcel size

0.26 acres

Living area

2,794 sq ft (assessor record)

Cooling

Refrigeration (assessor record)

Heating

Forced Air (assessor record)

Roof

Prepared Roll (assessor record)

Garage

Carport (1-car) (assessor record)

Sewer

Connection on file (2006) (county sewer connection records)

Flood zone

X — minimal flood hazard (FEMA)

Historic preservation

Sam Hughes Residential Historic District — National Register district (City of Tucson)

Typical original service for a 1938 home

approximately 30–60 A

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 & panelNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Worth knowing: a 2021 row 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 tell you the service is original — only that nothing has been permitted here recently. The build year is the better clue, and it is above.
• Heating & coolingPermitted — completion not confirmedA 2007 permit specifies this work (the permit description states “NEW 3 TON ROOFTOP HEAT PUMP”), but the available record does not show a final inspection. The permit expired without a confirmed final status. Official status: Expired. Contractor of record: NICHOLS CONTRACTING CO INC *C. The assessor records cooling as Refrigeration and heating as Forced Air. T07ME00325 — NEW 3 TON ROOFTOP HEAT PUMP
• Water heaterNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Water heaters are frequently swapped without a permit, so this line is especially weak evidence either way.
• RoofNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. The assessor records the roof as Prepared Roll.
• Plumbing work on recordNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Unremarkable — plenty of buildings never need a permitted plumbing repair.

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

  Knob-and-tube wiring may still be present in original, un-remodeled areas. It has no ground and is not rated for modern loads or insulation contact. The permit record does not confirm this; an on-site inspection is required.

• Era-based check — high priority

  Original services this age were 30–60 A fuse panels. Nearly every one still in place is undersized for a modern household. The permit record does not confirm this; an on-site inspection is required.

• Era-based check — high priority

  Branch circuits from this era are typically ungrounded two-wire — the reason you see two-prong outlets or ungrounded three-prong replacements. The permit record does not confirm this; an on-site inspection is required.

Recorded sales (1)

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: 2022-11-19 (TC-RES-1122-00954) — Replace Carport.

Permit history (7)

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.