I have lived in the Bristol for several years, and generally enjoy living here; however, I cannot, in good conscience, recommend that others chose to live at the Bristol. Over the past few years, the Bristol has had occasional break-ins in the parking garage, which is not uncommon in Midtown. My car was even broken into once, but nothing was stolen. I don't blame these extremely rare occurrences on the Bristol, that's just the nature of living in a city.
Recently, these break-ins have been happening at an alarming rate. In the past year (starting in approx. March 2020), it seems that I have gotten monthly reports from management of people breaking into the complex. These break-ins have resulted in busted car windows, intruders roaming the halls, and what sounded like grand theft auto. In reference to this final incident, management did not expressly disclose that this particular intrusion included grand theft auto, but that is what their notification email implied. They said something along the lines of a car was taken, but I do not 100% recall their exact language.
Having said all of that, management has, to my knowledge, reported each incident to the residents via email. Whenever the parking garage door has been broken, management has hired a security guard to monitor that door. When management noticed that the intruders were breaking in, they built a fence and installed barbed wire to attempt to prevent entry. The building has installed security cameras.
Unfortunately, none of these measures has curbed intruders. I feel exposed, and the prospect of leaving my apartment after 10:00pm genuinely frightens me. I worry that I'll run into someone who has broken in, and I get nervous every time I hear a knock on my door when I'm not anticipating a delivery.
I'm not sure what the Bristol could do to remedy the issues it is currently facing. Management appears to be making an effort. All that being said, I would not chose to live here again. I hope they find a way to eliminate intrusions, but until that happens I would discourage prospective tenants from living here. I will update this review if the situation improves before I move out because aside from these break-ins, the Bristol is a nice place to live. read more