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FIRE WATCH REQUIRED PER CODE BULLETIN F-2001. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** 11/28/22 - CORRECT ADDRESS TO 2855 JANNEY ST"},{"number":"EP-2023-001400","date":"2023-02-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Cancelled","completedDate":"2024-06-27","scope":"Install a 200 amp aerial service for temporary power for a job site and a construction trailer as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"EP-2023-001511","date":"2023-02-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-06-06","scope":"Install Temporary 200 amp service for site as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"PP-2023-002941","date":"2023-04-11","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-06-25","scope":"Permits and inspections Complete all the plumbing work as per drawings and specifications. Underground work Connect the sanitary and water pipes. Other: Radon (1) Mop Receptor (3) Stand Pipe (6) Trash Chute (1) Lint Inceptor (1) ( The sanitary and water pipes will be installed in BPR plant, while the connection will be done in the field) Gas piping and testing complete with hookups to all final locations Install all plumbing fixtures per drawings Caulk the plumbing fixtures – shower/tubs/sinks Install plumbing equipment Valves, hoses, cleanout, elbows, clamps, tanks, etc… Radon piping Install the elevator sump pump. Install appliances, including garbage disposals and dishwashers. 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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ** NO FOUNDATION WORK OR RELATED EXCAVATION ON THIS PERMIT** ** SEPERATE PERMITS REQUIRED BY THE STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR ALL WORK IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. **SPECIAL INSPECTIONS REQUIRED FOR EARTHWORK**"},{"number":"MP-2023-001806","date":"2023-05-19","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-06-18","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"FP-2023-000827","date":"2023-05-31","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-06-18","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN EIGHT-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE, FOUR-INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER, FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND STANDPIPES IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS, AND NFPA 13R AND 14."},{"number":"EP-2023-003644","date":"2023-06-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-06-07","scope":"10/3/2023 - Amendment: Change the switch gear from meter stacks to sub-metering system as per 2017 NEC. INSTALL 600 AMP SERVICE, PANELS, AND FEEDERS FOR (47) DWELLING UNITS AND (1) ACCESSORY AMENITY SPACE, 800 AMP HOUSE MDP, AND PROVIDE WIRING THROUGHOUT INCLUDING MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AS PER 2017 NEC. INSTALL ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT AS PER 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"PP-2023-015068","date":"2023-11-07","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-02-24","scope":"INSTALL STORM AND SANITARY MD, CT, FAI & 4\" WDP"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"0957360","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Janney Street Apartments LP","legalName":"Janney Street Apartments LP","address":"2855 JANNEY ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":47,"issuedDate":"2024-07-26","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-26","expirationDate":"2026-07-25","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0957360","type":"Rental","businessName":"Janney Street Apartments LP","legalName":"Janney Street Apartments LP","issuedDate":"2024-07-26","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-26","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-07-25","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-19","units":47,"signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["5 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2020-003583: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2020-003583.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: EP-2023-001400 (Cancelled), PP-2023-015068 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (2000 JOSHUA RD, LAFAYETTE HILL PA, 19444).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"7 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 31, 2026.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"3 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as apartments. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 7 historical violations across 3 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.","action":"Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-property-sales-certification/"},{"title":"Date-effective City Property Payoff","body":"The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.","action":"Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"title":"Professional title and water-lien searches","body":"OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.","action":"Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-04-07-why-title-insurance-is-your-best-friend-when-buying-a-home-in-philadelphia/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/water-gas-utilities/pay-or-dispute-a-water-bill/resolve-water-liens-judgments/"}]}