Random thought, after playing the game again I realized that Niko never obtains a safehouse in Dukes at any point in the game. It’s the only borough that Niko doesn’t obtain a safehouse in. First safehouse is Roman’s apartment in Broker, then Mallorie’s cousin’s apartment in Bohan, and later the two penthouses in Algonquin (Middle Park East and Playboy X). Niko even obtains an apartment in Alderney at one point. Do you think that this could have possibly been a deliberate decision because in GTA:TBOGT it was revealed that Ray Bulgarin lives in Dukes (in Meadows Park)?

I would have personally loved to be able to own one of these houses in the Steinway neighbourhood in Dukes as a safehouse (pictured below). I think it could have been incorporated into the storyline as well. I think that it would have made sense for Niko to buy a place in Dukes from the money he made after the Three Leaf Clover bank heist, because Niko becomes more connected with the McReary family after that mission and it gives him a reason to spend some of the money he made from that heist. Mallorie mentioned that the Bohan apartment was her cousin’s, so it would make sense for Niko and Roman to move to a house in Dukes as soon as Niko obtains the money to afford living somewhere else (until Roman buys the Middle Park East penthouse). On top of that, it would be a neat location as it’s close to the McReary household and the Steinway Beer Garden for hangouts with Packie and Kate, and it would offically give Niko a safehouse in every single borough.

On one hand, I get why they didnt have a safehouse in Dukes, because IV treated it and Broker as one unit, as opposed to Bohan, Algonquin etc that had their own missions and arcs. Yeah you have Packie's stuff but by the time you really get invested in his sh*t, youre already in Algonquin.

Schematics aside I do agree with you though. They already put enough detail into that townhouse you and little Jacob shot up in that one mission so they probably could've just futzed some stuff around and and passed the interior off as a new place

On 4/30/2026 at 8:13 AM, universetwisters said:

On one hand, I get why they didnt have a safehouse in Dukes, because IV treated it and Broker as one unit, as opposed to Bohan, Algonquin etc that had their own missions and arcs. Yeah you have Packie's stuff but by the time you really get invested in his sh*t, youre already in Algonquin.

Schematics aside I do agree with you though. They already put enough detail into that townhouse you and little Jacob shot up in that one mission so they probably could've just futzed some stuff around and and passed the interior off as a new place

Yeah but after the first part of the game even the Broker safehouse is gone, and you're left with that island being the only one with no safehouse for some reason.

I always thought that was strange. Not from a storytelling standpoint but from a game standpoint.

On 4/26/2026 at 1:15 PM, R_DeSanta said:

I feel your pain, and it's a shame this game doesn't have more safehouses.

But if you are ok with changing that with mods, I have what you are looking for:

It's LCUrbanEnhancements https://gtaforums.com/topic/996588-lc-urban-enhancements/  it allows you to buy many properties on the map.

Even that particular house on the picture is available, with parking.

And if you try it and like this mod, stay tuned coz I'm working on a new version that should be out soon. It will add a hundred more available houses.

Edited June 19 by SixStarKing

On 6/19/2026 at 7:21 PM, SixStarKing said:

I feel your pain, and it's a shame this game doesn't have more safehouses.

But if you are ok with changing that with mods, I have what you are looking for:

It's LCUrbanEnhancements https://gtaforums.com/topic/996588-lc-urban-enhancements/  it allows you to buy many properties on the map.

Even that particular house on the picture is available, with parking.

And if you try it and like this mod, stay tuned coz I'm working on a new version that should be out soon. It will add a hundred more available houses.

Looks like i have to plug my gaming pc in for another playthrough lol

Would be good for balancing out the safehouse placements more, maybe you could stay at the McCreary's house once they're introduced. The safehouses should've been placed better, I always disliked that all the safehouses are shoved towards the north of the map. The only safehouse towards the south is the Broker safehouse, which you end up losing early on. In addition to having a Dukes safehouse, Roman's Algonquin safehouse should've been towards the center or south of the island and you should've been able to squat Dwayne's apartment if you chose to kill him over Playboy. The Alderney safehouse also should've been more towards the west side of the island and maybe further south too, rather than right next to a bridge to Algonquin

Edited July 11 by Beer Flood

On 7/11/2026 at 11:57 AM, Beer Flood said:

Would be good for balancing out the safehouse placements more, maybe you could stay at the McCreary's house once they're introduced. The safehouses should've been placed better, I always disliked that all the safehouses are shoved towards the north of the map. The only safehouse towards the south is the Broker safehouse, which you end up losing early on. In addition to having a Dukes safehouse, Roman's Algonquin safehouse should've been towards the center or south of the island and you should've been able to squat Dwayne's apartment if you chose to kill him over Playboy. The Alderney safehouse also should've been more towards the west side of the island and maybe further south too, rather than right next to a bridge to Algonquin

I agree with this, I feel the same about the Alderney safehouse in particular. I would have preferred to own a safehouse in the Acter or Tudor neighbourhood. I would have liked to own one of those run-down rowhouses in Acter, the ones across the street from the payphone where Niko can start the Fixer Assassination missions. Or any of the houses surrounding the park where Derrick McReary stays in Acter.

It would also have been nice to be able to buy a safehouse in the Beachgate neighbourhood (where Mikhail Faustin lived) after the ending of the storyline, that would have both been a full-circle moment and simultaneously also a way to regain a safehouse in Broker.

On 7/11/2026 at 5:57 AM, Beer Flood said:

Would be good for balancing out the safehouse placements more, maybe you could stay at the McCreary's house once they're introduced. The safehouses should've been placed better, I always disliked that all the safehouses are shoved towards the north of the map. The only safehouse towards the south is the Broker safehouse, which you end up losing early on. In addition to having a Dukes safehouse, Roman's Algonquin safehouse should've been towards the center or south of the island and you should've been able to squat Dwayne's apartment if you chose to kill him over Playboy. The Alderney safehouse also should've been more towards the west side of the island and maybe further south too, rather than right next to a bridge to Algonquin

Yeah i agree. No reason to use romans penthouse when playboys is right there. It shouldve been in the soho area or times square. Definitely couldve used one in dukes, another in broker and a more high end one in jersey