I actually like the idea of a commie block. Yeah, it is definitelly not a perfect solution, and when your neighbour is bad, it sucks 10 times more in here, but the advantage of housing 100s of people right in the middle of the city does in fact give you a unique kind of lifestyle. (It especially helps with travel times to work for example.)
@mk @LukeAlmighty I appreciate the fact that I don't hear sirens all the time and that we don't run the risk of bothering our neighbors if we're reasonably loud. You can't even watch a movie at 10pm with good bass if you live in an apartment.