Electrical permit history — 3700 S Calle Polar

Multifamily property

3700 S Calle Polar

Built 2005 — 2000s multifamily stock · last permitted panel/service work 2023 (permitted, completion not confirmed)

Permanent link: Electrical permit history for 3700 S Calle Polar (aztucsonelectricalsolutions.com/property/136254120/3700-s-calle-polar-tucson-az-85730) · Public records last checked 2026-08-16

Parcel

136254120

Built

2005 (assessor record)

Jurisdiction

Tucson

Zoning

RX-1

Assessor use

Apartments 25 - 99 Units 1 Story

Parcel size

8.62 acres

Building area

30,346 sq ft (assessor record)

Sewer

No connection on file (sewer or septic status not confirmed by the record — verify on site)

Flood zone

D — flood hazard undetermined (FEMA)

Historic preservation

Not on file (City of Tucson HP layers)

Service on record

A 2023 permit was issued; completion is not confirmed in the available record; the permit description states “like for like panel replacement... 200 amp to 200 amp and has an underground feed”.

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 2023 permit specifies this work (the permit description states “like for like panel replacement... 200 amp to 200 amp and has an underground feed”), but the available record does not show a final inspection. The work was permitted, but final completion is not confirmed. Official status: Issued. City inspection record: COT - LCEL - Electrical Final approved 2023-11-14. TC-COM-0923-02268 — like for like panel replacement... 200 amp to 200 amp and has an underground feed
• Heating, cooling & mechanicalNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Worth knowing: a 2026 fire operational 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. 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 safetyCurrentA newer 2026 permit for the same system is recorded as “Inspections” — The work was permitted, but final completion is not confirmed. The permit description states “Replacement of existing fire alarm system with new.”. Last permitted 2025 (1 year 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. TF-FCP-1025-00935 — EXPEDITE - INSTALLATION OF (1) FIRE SPRINKLER MONITORING SYSTEM.
• 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

• Worth confirming

  Multifamily property. House panels, unit meters, and common-area loads are usually metered and maintained separately — worth confirming which side of the meter a problem falls on before scheduling work.

• 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.

Most recent permit on record for this parcel: 2026-04-29 (TC-COM-0426-00632) — Repipe water system in aqua pex.

Permit history (39)

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.