Looked at a bunch of apartments today. The winningest one was that sunken place, I think, since its size, location, and price can't be beat. It's really big, a minute (literally) from the Davis T, and less expensive than my first apartment here. Not sure about the view, since the view out every window is dirt. cthulhia suggests the possibility of setting up action-figure dioramas in the dirt outside, but we'll see what happens.