In Britain after WWII there was a severe housing shortage and the solution they came up with was “row houses” basically large apartment blocks. The genius part of this was along with this you also got an allotment. A small parcel of land where you could garden and enjoy the outdoors.
We need more of building for the middle, like the Barbican in the UK. https://youtu.be/FFDpqRxym_A?feature=shared