Electrical permit history — 2509 E 3rd St

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2509 E 3rd St

Built 1933 — pre-1950 knob-and-tube era · last permitted panel/service work 2020 (permit expired without a confirmed final) · HVAC 2001 (finaled)

Permanent link: Electrical permit history for 2509 E 3rd St (aztucsonelectricalsolutions.com/property/125070040/2509-e-3rd-st-tucson-az-85716) · Public records last checked 2026-08-17

Parcel

125070040

Built

1933 (county record)

Jurisdiction

Tucson

Zoning

R-1

Assessor use

Sfr Grade 010-4 Urban Subdivided

Parcel size

0.25 acres

Living area

1,884 sq ft (assessor record)

Cooling

Refrigeration (assessor record)

Heating

Forced Air (assessor record)

Roof

Built Up (assessor record)

Garage

Garage (2-car) (assessor record)

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 1933 home

approximately 30–60 A

Service on record

A 2020 permit expired without a confirmed final status; the permit description states “Electrical upgrade 200A- 200A” — 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 & panelPermitted — completion not confirmedA 2020 permit specifies this work (the permit description states “Electrical upgrade 200A- 200A”), but the available record does not show a final inspection. The permit expired without a confirmed final status. Official status: Expired. T20CM08942 — Electrical upgrade 200A- 200A
• Heating & coolingLikely dueLast permitted 2001 (25 years ago). City inspection record: MECHANICAL - FINAL approved 2001-08-16. Contractor of record: SERVICE AMERICA,*C. The assessor records cooling as Refrigeration and heating as Forced Air. Cooling equipment works 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. T01ME00498 — REPLACE :4 TON PACKAGE UNIT (APA)
• Water heaterPermitted — completion not confirmedA 2020 permit specifies this work (the permit description states “REPLACE WATER HEATER”), but the available record does not show a final inspection. The permit expired without a confirmed final status. Official status: Expired. T20CM02733 — REPLACE WATER HEATER
• RoofNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. The assessor records the roof as Built Up.
• 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 (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: 2026-07-10 (TC-RES-0726-03784) — VOID: Similar scope of work as Residential Addition/Alteration TC-RES-0226-00903. Please continue with existing Residential Add/Alt permit. All work can be completed on the existing permit. If you would like to continue with a new permit, please withdraw the existing permit TC-RES-0226-00903. Once the withdrawal for the existing permit is submitted, a new permit for this scope of work can be applied for. This permit will be voided. residential addition and remodeling.

Permit history (11)

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.