Fox Run grabs the attention of Marist students
Located on 25 Campus View Court in Poughkeepsie, NY, the Fox Run apartment building sits adjacent to Marist College. With fully furnished rooms and rich amenities such as a fitness center, a game room and much more, the modern suite-style apartments are grabbing the interest of many — many Marist college students that is. Though Fox Run apartments can be rented by anyone, its location has been misleading the public on who the building was built for.
When asked about the new apartments Chevon Cotterell of Delafield Street responded “what’s that?” After a minute of explaining to him what Fox Run is he then responded “oh yeah I seen them, they’re nice…but I think it’s only for Marist students.”
This is the common misconception held by most Poughkeepsie locals. Though Fox Run holds open houses that are available to everyone, its proximity to the Marist campus often misleads people to think that the building is associated with the school.
“I haven’t heard anyone talking about these apartments. You know, sometimes people put up posters in stores, in the laundromat or even online. I’ve never even seen Fox Run posted on Craigslist,” explained Tashauna, a Poughkeepsie local who preferred not to share her last name.
The building has been pretty popular among many Marist students.
“I mean even the name ‘Fox Run’ seems like it is directed towards college students,” said Meghan Vaccaro, a tenant and Marist College senior.
Vaccaro along with her roommate decided to move to the residences because it “worked out to be the easier option,” since they were abroad and had a harder time getting on campus housing.
“It’s convenient for students because they can walk to class and it’s security for parents to let their kids live off campus,” said Vaccaro.
Currently, about 250 people occupy the available apartments and every one of those tenants are Marist students. Students are agreeing to rent these $1050 per month apartments for several different reasons.
“I wanted to move to Fox Run because I wanted an apartment experience. Marist offers townhouses but it’s not always a cozy feeling and there’s so many people in one house…I currently live off campus with three friends which is great but the house is very old and has maintenance issues. I would have liked to live in a new apartment,” said Ashly Kim, senior at Marist College.
Kim moved off campus in the Spring of 2015. She noted that if she had the option to rent at Fox Run during her off campus decision making, she would have lived their because “it seemed safer because it was close to the school.” Kim also mentioned that she figured the building would be filled with Marist students “so it made me feel more assured to live there.”
However, even though most of Fox Run is dominated by college students, some locals actually feel that if they decided to rent there they wouldn’t mind being around college students.
“If I needed a place to live and I had the money to afford those apartments I would be there. You know it’s just like those college students who are renting houses that are next to families…I don’t know about other’s but for me I wouldn’t mind,” said Tashauna.
The addition of non- Marist residents to Fox Run may not be as intimidating to Marist tenants but some do believe that the atmosphere of the building will change.
“…I think it might be a little weird if it’s majority Marist students and a few locals living in the building…I think people feel comfortable knowing it’s all Marist students,” explained Vaccaro.
Vaccaro joked that where her apartment was located she rarely ran into anyone, so even if locals were to move in it wouldn’t change the way she felt because she would never see them anyway.
Fox Run has recently finished phase two of its housing complex and applications are available for all those who wish to rent.
