I live in a former socialist country, where ground-level apartments were a thing even in larger buildings... nowadays people don't like them, because there is u

I live in a former socialist country, where ground-level apartments were a thing even in larger buildings... nowadays people don't like them, because there is usually a lot of foot traffic around such buildings, and nobody wants to live in an apartment where anyone can walk right by the window and see inside the apartment (+ security risks).