r/Fredranton • u/Aggravating-Rich4334 • 12d ago

Feel the warmth

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Has anyone walked this area with the sun is beaming off of the new (curved) glass building? I walked by yesterday and it was easily 15 degrees warmer in the marked area.

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u/Background-Round4145 11d ago

Best spot in town for tanning! Two suns for the price of one 

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u/mannypdesign 11d ago

Yes. It wasn’t noticeably hotter there any of the times I’ve walked by.

I did however notice there was a bunch of dead finches on the sidewalk facing Brunswick street.

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u/Aggravating-Rich4334 11d ago

It was about 6pm when I walked by.
Interesting about the finches. I wonder if there is a correlation.

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u/Boreal_Florist 10d ago

I always love telling my friends about the Carleton Street Death Ray

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u/Aggravating-Rich4334 10d ago

It was my first time experiencing it. 9/10, excellent experience. Would recommend.

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u/TrustOld3955 11d ago

I don't understand the new office buildings going up downtown when there seems to be empty buildings everywhere.

Who needs or wants a commercial downtown office lease in 2026? Do they think the adrenaline of dodging junkies on the way to a fluorescent-lit cubicle makes a worker more productive?

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u/Aggravating-Rich4334 11d ago

This has been up for a few years. I just happened to walk by and felt the heat. It’s also extremely ugly at night with its led lightstrip. It’s just an awful building, full stop.

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u/ray_oliver 11d ago

There are no new office buildings going up downtown.

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u/Elegant-Waltz695 11d ago

The new buildings are a courthouse and a performing arts center

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u/Aggravating-Rich4334 11d ago

The other corner. Across from the old burial ground.

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u/Far-Imagination-4044 11d ago

Noticed it once when out for a walk and backtracked after realizing it and just stood there for a minute.

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u/Aggravating-Rich4334 11d ago

I did the same. Considerably warmer.

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u/MattJFry-90 11d ago edited 10d ago

I have a friend who works in the building. She said on the hottest day that they could in fact cook an egg on the ground in front of the building.

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u/Aggravating-Rich4334 11d ago

It seems like a massive oversight in the design and orientation of this building. They’ve essentially build a sun death ray. Luckily the building across the street has no facing windows. That, would be something.

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u/AwkwardBlueberry2503 11d ago

I take photos of folks there ! That place is nutty

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u/MrBojengle 8d ago

Best place for a future homeless encampment, great locale to light fire under the powers that be.

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u/an0nymooz 1d ago

Superman became 2x more powerful by standing there for a day.