Title basically. I tried to underexpose the shadows severely to make it look more the silhouette, but that just made it look even worse. I suppose the only way to get better pics is to find a better location. But I would appreciate if someone can give me advice on any other tricks I could use to make the sky look better and take focus away from the urban hell

I don’t really post my photos, sorry. But the important part is to have a clear vision what’s important in the photo and what isn’t. Even by cropping the photo you posted, we can get a more interesting frame (in my opinion, obviously ;) )
Here, I found the way lines zig-zag interesting, so by cropping other elements out, the attention is brought to them
Np, thanks a lot :)