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'''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' features a total of '''five [[safehouses]]'' in the city, one of which will no longer be of any use after the second safehouse is unlocked. Thereafter, the player will automatically acquire two more safehouses and is offered the opportunity to acquire a fifth safehouse as a choice.
As in previous [[Grand Theft Auto]] games, [[safehouses]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] are available in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] for [[Niko Bellic]] to use to save the game, watch [[TV Shows in GTA IV|TV]], and a [[wardrobe]] to change his [[Clothing in GTA IV|clothes]]. GTA IV has a total of five safehouses, one of which becomes inaccessible early on, and one of which is optional.


The number of safehouses in GTA IV is a sharp reduction compared to [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], which [[Safehouses in GTA San Andreas|offered up to 37 safehouses]]. However, non of the five safehouses are required to be purchased, as the player is automatically awarded a safehouse upon completion of a specific mission.
The number of safehouses in GTA IV is a sharp reduction from [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], which offered up to [[Safehouses in GTA San Andreas|thirty-seven safehouses]], however none of the five safehouses are required to be purchased, as the player is automatically awarded safehouses upon completion of specific missions.


The safehouses are completely retooled in GTA IV. Instead of spinning save icons, the player must sleep on futons or beds inside the safehouse to save games. Garages used to store vehicles are replaced by "Residents Only Parking" lots located on the side of the street outside the safehouses; these parking lots are capable of holding up to two full-size sedans and are also known to be able to save helicopters. A [[:Category:TV Shows in GTA IV|television]] is also made available in each safehouse, and two safehouses offer additional equipment for the player.
== Description ==
Safehouses are redesigned in GTA IV; instead of spinning save icons, the player approaches the bed within the safehouse, and selects the option to sleep and save their game. Garages used to store vehicles are replaced by yellow-outlined "RESIDENTS PARKING ONLY" parking spaces located on the street outside the safehouses; these parking lots are able to hold up to two full-size sedans, and are also known to be able to save helicopters. A [[television]] is also available in each safehouse, and two safehouses offer additional equipment — a [[pool]] table at the optional northern Algonquin safehouse, and a laptop with [[Internet in GTA IV|internet]] capability at the eastern Algonquin safehouse. The northern Algonquin safehouse can also be used for internet acess on the main floor of the building.


It should be noted that the safehouses' parking lots, despite the safehouses themselves being locked during a certain amount of time, are still usuable to the player. For example, players may park vehicles at the Bohan safehouse when the safehouse isn't available for the player to save games.
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Although some safehouses will not be available until their appearance in the story (and one may be skipped entirely), their parking spaces are still usable to the player. For example, players may park vehicles at the [[Bohan]] safehouse at any time from the beginning of the game, despite the safehouse itself only being accessible later in the game. Note also that once Roman's apartment in Broker is no longer able to be used, its parking spaces will remain functional. Also, although game dialogue eventually suggests that the Bohan safehouse is no longer safe, and Niko is told outright to stay at the Alderney safehouse in lieu of any others, nothing prevents Niko from continuing to use any safehouse, with the exception of Roman's apartment, and even then, as noted, the parking spots remain functional for storing vehicles.


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!Unlocked by
!Unlocked by
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|[[Image:Broker safehouse (GTA4) (exterior).jpg|120px]]
|[[File:Brokersafehouse-GTAIV-exterior.jpg|130px]]
|'''[[Broker Safehouse|Roman's Apartment]]'''
|'''[[Broker Safehouse|Roman's Apartment]]'''
|Mohawk Ave, [[Hove Beach]], [[Broker]]
|[[Mohawk Ave]], [[Hove Beach]], [[Broker]]
|Completing [[The Cousins Bellic]]; locked after [[Roman's Sorrow]].
|Completing [[The Cousins Bellic]]; Unavailable after [[Roman's Sorrow]], however the parking space can still be used.
|-
|-
|[[Image:South Bohan safehouse (GTA4) (exterior).jpg|120px]]
|[[File:SouthBohansafehouse-GTAIV-exterior.jpg|130px]]
|'''[[South Bohan Safehouse|South Bohan Apartment]]'''
|'''[[South Bohan Safehouse|South Bohan Apartment]]'''
|Joliet Ave, [[South Bohan]], [[Bohan]]
|[[Joliet St|Joliet Street]], [[South Bohan]], [[Bohan]]
|Completing [[Roman's Sorrow]].
|Completing [[Roman's Sorrow]]. Given to Niko and Roman by [[Mallorie Bardas]]' family. Used by Niko and Roman after the Broker Safehouse is burned down.
|-
|-
|[[Image:Playboy X's penthouse (GTA4) (exterior).jpg|120px]]
|[[File:MiddleParkEastsafehouse-GTAIV-exterior.jpg|130px]]
|[[Middle Park East Safehouse|'''Middle Park East Penthouse''' ]]
|[[Albany Ave|Albany Avenue]], [[Middle Park East]], [[Algonquin]]
|Completing [[Hostile Negotiation]] and waiting for [[Roman Bellic|Roman's]] [[Mobile Phone|phone]] call. Used by Niko and Roman when Roman wins enough money to buy it.
|-
|[[File:PlayboyX'spenthouse-GTAIV-exterior.jpg|130px]]
|'''[[Playboy X's Penthouse]]'''
|'''[[Playboy X's Penthouse]]'''
|Xenotime St and Galveston Ave, [[Northwood]], [[Algonquin]]
|[[Xenotime St|Xenotime Street]], [[North Holland]], [[Algonquin]]
|Killing [[Playboy X]] in [[The Holland Play]].
|Killing [[Playboy X]] and sparing [[Dwayne Forge|Dwayne]] in [[The Holland Play]]. Dwayne gives the apartment to Niko as thanks for killing Playboy. Can still be accessed and interacted with if you don't kill Playboy, but you can't save, change your wardrobe, and watch TV. The parking space can still be used no matter what.
|-
|-
|[[Image:Middle Park East safehouse (GTA4) (exterior).jpg|120px]]
|[[File:Alderneysafehouse-GTA4-exterior.jpg|130px]]
|'''[[Middle Park East Safehouse|Middle Park East Apartment]]'''
|Albany Ave and Pyrite St, [[Middle Park East]], [[Algonquin]]
|Completing [[Hostile Negotiation]].
|-
|[[Image:Alderney safehouse (GTA4) (exterior).jpg|120px]]
|'''[[Alderney Safehouse]]'''
|'''[[Alderney Safehouse]]'''
|Mahesh Ave, [[Alderney City]], [[Alderney]]
|[[Mahesh Ave|Mahesh Avenue]], [[Alderney City]], [[Alderney]]
|Completing [[Ray Boccino]]'s mission string, and [[Smackdown]] or [[Truck Hustle]].
|Completing [[Ray Boccino|Ray Boccino's]] first mission [[A Long Way to Fall]] and [[Derrick McReary|Derrick McReary's]] first mission [[Smackdown (GTA IV)|Smackdown]]. You'll then receive a text message from Ray to "Keep an eye out for you".
|}
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[[Category:Safehouses in GTA IV|*]]
==See also==
*[[Safehouses in The Lost and Damned]]
*[[Safehouses in The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
 
[[Category:Safehouses in GTA IV| ]]
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