“The previous generation had a very tense relationship. The Boomers, with their parents, was not a close comfortable relationship because the Boomers had been an iconoclastic, rebel generation,” McClain noted. “They [Boomers] are much closer with their kids.”

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Seeing the trend, developers are working fast to cash in. Construction in urban areas is booming again, and secondary urban markets, once considered suburbs, are taking shape.

In Bethesda, Md., just minutes outside Washington, DC, cranes dot the downtown, as hundreds of new condominium and rental apartments go up. High-end retailers like Apple, Lululemon, and North Face have moved in, as planners create European-style walking plazas with outdoor eateries.

“Apartment growth in the last 24 months has been significant in Washington, and we are confident that in that growth,” said John Tschiderer, vice president of development at Federal Real Estate Investment Trust, a Maryland-based REIT. “The product we are delivering in the locations we are delivering are going to meet our investment opportunities and our strategy.”

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“The dog amenity program provides Gateway residents with a complimentary Spot membership along with exclusive discounted services and priority access to the highest level of daycare, cage-free overnights, dog walking, transportation, grooming and training services at Spot locations in New York City. Spot also provides a designated shuttle service, which includes highly trained dog handlers for pick-up and drop-off of pets.”

“Our dog concierge program continues to grow at lightning speed,” says Morrow in the release.

Charges vary building to building, depending on the level of services, and those services are getting ever more creative. From dog washing stations to pet “spas,” from “Yappy Hours” to free swim for dogs in the pool, a “paw-dicure” is becoming paw-r for the course.

Just today Fisher Brothers, a New York-based commercial and residential development and property management company, announced the groundbreaking for a new, Class A apartment complex on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. On the list of amenities, in between the business center and the rooftop pool deck, it boasts that residents, all residents, may enjoy the “Interior Pet Spa with exterior dog walk.”

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