TORONTO | 8 Cumberland St. | 170 M / 557 FT | 51 FL

cruzin4u · #1 Posted **Feb 14, 2015, 10:55 PM**

Address: 8 Cumberland Street
Developer: Phantom Developments
Architect: Page + Steele / IBI Group Architects

Yet another condo proposal for Yorkville.

Photo courtesy of Urban Toronto

isaidso · #2 Posted **Feb 15, 2015, 3:12 PM**

Simple but elegant. It goes to show one doesn't have resort to elaborate designs to achieve something interesting and/or beautiful. The glass pattern and nod to art deco at the top works well imo. 8.5/10

I wouldn't mind one twice as tall with a few more set backs half way up.

Innsertnamehere · #3 Posted **Feb 15, 2015, 4:59 PM**

The floorplate is already tiny, you can't exactly fit many setbacks on this tower.

yaletown_fella · #4 Posted **Feb 15, 2015, 6:37 PM**

An extra setback around the 50th floor would be nice. Even a small corner indentation (like on Bay Adelaide West)

The grey glass looks suspect but renderings of the podium suggest quality materials.

koops65 · #5 Posted **Feb 15, 2015, 7:22 PM**

I made a drawing of this tower: http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=105461
Toronto diagram: http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=12 - near the end of page 2

Also, for Yorkville, I find the floor to ceiling heights very short on this one, I expected a much taller tower...

WhipperSnapper · #6 Posted **Feb 21, 2015, 8:23 PM**

Surprised how short it is. If the cheap design is of indication, the developer is attempting to squeeze as many floors as possible under a height cap.

tdawg · #7 Posted **Feb 21, 2015, 8:35 PM**

This looks a lot like Toren in Brooklyn (pic from newyorkitecture.com).

DrNest · #8 Posted **Feb 22, 2015, 12:25 AM**

Wow, it's almost a carbon copy! I do like this one. It's growing on me every time I see it.

Gresto · #9 Posted **Feb 22, 2015, 5:21 AM**

^It's just unfortunate it isn't taller.

DrNest · #10 Posted **Feb 22, 2015, 3:46 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gresto

^It's just unfortunate it isn't taller.

For sure. If this was 250m say, it would have a very significant impact on the skyline. And not in a bad way.

canuckdave · #11 Posted **Feb 23, 2015, 1:43 PM**

hasn't the Liebskind building at Yonge and front already donw this window treatment deal?

GeneralLea · #12 Posted **Apr 29, 2018, 4:53 PM**

Demolition of the existing buildings on Yonge is going on...update sometime will be provided.
New render:
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Gresto · #13 Posted **Apr 29, 2018, 4:57 PM**

Thanks for your updates, GeneralLee.

GeneralLea · #14 Posted **Apr 29, 2018, 4:59 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gresto

Thanks for your updates, GeneralLee.

No problem. I looked through Cruzinforyou's posts and noticed a lot of threads need fixing.

GeneralLea · #15 Posted **Nov 22, 2018, 3:29 AM**

Today......the demolition of the Yonge Street buildings continues, hopefully they look pretty fair when their back up in a few years.

DSC_8906 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr

DSC_8903 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr

Prezrezc · #16 Posted **Nov 22, 2018, 5:07 AM**

I liked the first one better.

TO's infatuation with balconies is puzzling at best, pathological at worst.

GeneralLea · #17 Posted **Mar 5, 2019, 5:11 AM**

No photographic update today, but demolition is going quite steadily on thi project, excavation is nearing.

GeneralLea · #18 Posted **Mar 29, 2019, 4:55 PM**

Today, from my cell phone;

DSC_0093 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr

Gresto · #19 Posted **Mar 29, 2019, 10:46 PM**

Nice, thanks. So much going on that little towers like this get lost in the muddle.

Urbannizer · #20 Posted **Jan 23, 2020, 8:13 PM**

Benito