Bristol Plaza, 200 East 65th Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 200 East 65th Street by Carter Horsley

This soaring, 50-story residential condominium tower at 200 East 65^th Street on the southeast corner at Third Avenue is known as Bristol Plaza. 

It was formerly known as Milro Tower using the first three letters of the last name of two of the developers, the Milstein brothers, Paul and Seymour, and the initials of the third developer, Robert Olnick. 

The building was completed in 1987 and has 308 apartments. 

It was designed by Ulrich Franzen & Associates and Philip Birnbaum & Associates.

Bottom Line

This well-proportioned tower rises rather majestically and defiantly without setbacks and its small but impressive, double-height lobby reeks with luxury.  Its apartments are relatively small in plan but have high ceilings.

Description

The beige-brick building has a one-story retail base on Third Avenue, large plazas on both 64^th and 65^th Streets and a mid-rise, mid-block building with a curved roof.

The tower is distinguished by its corner bay windows and its open-frame roof with numerous telecommunications “dishes” that give the top a rather dashing, wind-blown look.

The elevator cabs are paneled and have vaulted ceilings.  The retail base on the avenue is very handsome and there is considerable sidewalk landscaping.

Amenities

The building has a doorman, a concierge, a garage, a health club with a pool, and a roof deck.

Apartments

Apartment 21N has a 21-foot-long living room with a pass-through kitchen and a 19-foot-long bedroom. 

Apartment 20A has a 23-foot-long living room with a five-sided corner window with a dining bay and a pass-through kitchen. 

Apartment 33E has a foyer that leads to a 23-foot-long living room with a five-sided corner bay window an enclosed, 17-foot-long kitchen and two bedrooms. 

Apartment 45N has a 14-foot-wide entrance gallery that leads to a 21-foot-long living room with a five-sided bay window, next to an 8-sided, 15-foot-long dining room with a bay window adjacent to the enclosed 14-foot-long, windowed kitchen.  There are three bedrooms, one of which has a 5-side bay window.

The 49^th floor has a 28-foot-long private landing and a 16-foot-wide entrance foyer that leads to a 22-foot-long dining room with a large bay window separated by a long aquarium from the 33-foot-long corner living room with five-sided bay window that is next to the 20-foot-long media room with large bay window.  On the other side of the dining room is the 23-foot-long family room with corner bay window next to the 25-foot-long kitchen with breakfast room.  There are three-bedrooms, two of which have large bay windows, an 11-foot-long maid’s room and a 12-foot-wide study.