- Year built
- 1987
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 308
- Floors
- 50
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Permitted under condominium rules, up to approximately 25 pounds
- Financing
- Condominium — low minimum down payment; no co-op-style financing cap
- Flip tax
- None documented as a condominium; confirm any current transfer fee at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,590
- Listing discount
- 7.5%
- Recorded sales
- 109
- On record
- 2003–2026
Bristol Plaza is the 50-story Lenox Hill condominium that took the Third Avenue corner and made it a full-service address. Built in 1987 as Milro Tower — named for its developers, the Milstein brothers with Robert Olnick — and designed by Ulrich Franzen with Philip Birnbaum, it is one of the tallest and most amenity-complete condominiums in the immediate corridor, anchored by a glass-enclosed 50-foot swimming pool and a full health club that remain genuine draws four decades on.
The building's appeal is the combination of scale, amenity, and central Lenox Hill positioning. At 50 stories, the upper floors deliver open city and river sightlines that the surrounding mid-rise stock cannot; the double-height marble lobby and private porte-cochère give the entrance a hotel quality; and the health club, pool, sauna, and steam rooms make it a lifestyle building rather than merely a place to live. It sits at Third Avenue and 65th — steps from the Lexington Avenue subway, the 63rd Street line, and the Bloomingdale's / Third Avenue retail spine — which is a materially more central position than the river-edge amenity towers to the east.
As a condominium, Bristol Plaza offers ownership flexibility that its co-op peers do not: pied-à-terre and investment use, subletting, and financing without a board's income and reserve thresholds. That flexibility, paired with the amenity depth and the corner location, keeps the building on the shortlist for buyers who want a full-service tower without a co-op's constraints.
Architecture and unit composition
The tower is a beige-brick composition of the late 1980s, distinguished by corner bay windows that widen the light and views on the corner lines and by a curved, open-frame crown that gives the top a recognizable silhouette. The base carries Third Avenue retail; the lobby is a double-height marble space; and the porte-cochère lets residents and guests arrive off the street.
The 308 residences run from studios and one-bedrooms through two- and three-bedroom homes, with the corner bay-window lines and the upper floors commanding the strongest light and the widest exposures. Apartments were finished with high ceilings, planned kitchens, and Italian-marble bathrooms in the original build; many have since been renovated. The upper-floor and penthouse-tier units carry the building's most open city, river, and skyline views.
Building operations
Bristol Plaza operates as a full-service, smoke-free condominium: 24-hour doorman and concierge, the porte-cochère, an on-site attended garage, and one of the deeper amenity plants in the corridor — the full health club (weight room, cardiovascular room, massage room), the glass-enclosed 50-foot pool with Jacuzzi, sauna and steam rooms, the landscaped roof deck with cabanas, a children's playroom, and private storage. Common charges reflect the staffing and the amenity maintenance a building of this scale requires. Buyers should confirm the specific unit's carry, and review the reserve position and any active assessment during diligence — a large pool-and-club plant is capital-intensive to maintain.
Recent sales
Bristol Plaza trades as a premium full-service Lenox Hill condominium where the amenity package, the corner location, and the tower's height drive value. Pricing is set unit-by-unit: corner bay-window lines and higher floors carry premiums, and the upper-tier and penthouse units trade on their own comparable set. The condominium structure widens the buyer pool relative to the surrounding co-ops. Recorded sales auto-populate from public records; unit-level history and current same-line comparables are maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence. Same-line, same-exposure comparables — not blended per-foot averages across a 308-unit tower — are the correct analytical unit.
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | 16C | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 886 sf | $1,110,000 | $1,253/sf | -7.5% |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 12A | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 855 sf | $1,100,000 | $1,287/sf | -15.4% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 35E | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,366 sf | $2,200,000 | $1,611/sf | -15.4% |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 46N | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,505 sf | $5,400,000 | $2,156/sf | -9.2% |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 42S | 4 BR · 4.5 BA · 3,050 sf | $5,500,000 | $1,803/sf | off-mkt |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 28E | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,366 sf | $1,925,000 | $1,409/sf | -15.4% |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 33N | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,483 sf | $4,750,000 | $1,913/sf | -9.5% |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 15A | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 875 sf | $1,250,000 | $1,429/sf | off-mkt |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,590/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 7.5% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2013 | 36N | $5,850,000 |
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01419-7502) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
What to know if you’re buying
The amenity plant is the value — and the carry. The glass-enclosed pool, full health club, sauna, and steam rooms are the reason to be here, and they carry cost. Confirm the current common charge on the specific unit, the reserve position, and any assessment, and decide whether the program justifies the carry. Run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator.
The location is central, not peripheral. Unlike the river-edge amenity towers, Bristol Plaza sits at Third and 65th — steps from the Lexington line and the retail spine. Weigh that against buildings further east.
Condo flexibility is real. Pied-à-terre and investment use, subletting, and financing without a co-op board's thresholds are all available. Pets are permitted up to roughly 25 pounds; the building is smoke-free.
Buy the corner and the height. Corner bay-window lines and upper floors carry the light and the views. Price the specific line, not the tower average.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the pool and the club. The glass-enclosed 50-foot pool and full health club are the marketing headline and a genuine differentiator on the corridor. Show them.
Sell the height and the corner. Upper-floor and corner bay-window units carry open views that the surrounding mid-rise stock cannot match. Price and market them accordingly.
Position the central location. Steps from the Lexington subway and the Third Avenue retail spine — a more central address than the eastern amenity towers.
Closing timelines are condo-fast. 30–45 days from contract to closing; foreign and investor buyers are welcome under the declaration.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering Bristol Plaza, also evaluate:
- Manhattan House (200 East 66th) — the landmarked postwar-to-condominium benchmark one block north; the architectural alternative
- 160 East 65th Street (The Phoenix) — the postwar co-op on the same street; the ownership-structure alternative
- 200 East 74th Street — full-service white-brick co-op corner tower to the north; the value alternative
- 255 East 77th Street — new-development condominium; the newer-construction price ceiling
- 303 East 57th Street — full-service tower to the south; comparable amenity depth
- 300 East 59th Street — full-service tower near the 59th Street corridor; the southern peer
The Roebling Team at Bristol Plaza
The Roebling Team at Compass works Lenox Hill and the Third Avenue corridor of the Upper East Side as a core practice area. We publish this profile because a 50-story full-service tower with a pool-and-club amenity plant demands unit-level, cost-aware analysis — the corner line and the carry math, not a blended building average.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at Bristol Plaza, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point. We'll bring same-line comparables, the full carrying-cost picture, and the diligence priorities specific to an amenity-heavy condominium.
The neighborhood
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