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In The Ballad of Gay Tony, the player is supplied with only one safehouse in the form of an apartment in North Holland, which serves as Luis Fernando Lopez' home. The safehouse is available upon completion of the first mission of the game, "I luv LC."

Description

Design

Located in a historic building at Galveston Avenue towards Wardite Street in North Holland, Algonquin, the apartment is only a block away from Playboy X's Penthouse and L.C. Cage Fighters. The apartment is also located one block north from the Holland Hospital Center, two blocks north from the Northwood Burger Shot restaurant, one block west of Algonquin's only TW@ Internet cafe, and two blocks south from Luis' mother's residence. Facing Galveston Avenue, the safehouse is also located along the same street as Maisonette 9 and Hercules, which are situated down the road in The Meat Quarter and Westminster.

Based on the ground floor, the interior of Luis' apartment encompasses only two compact rooms. The main room serves as a living area, dining area and kitchen, while the second room, separated only by curtains, houses the apartment's bedroom. A second door next to the bedroom, presumably leading to the bathroom, is inaccessible. While modest in size, the apartment is considerably tidy and well furnished with tasteful decors.

The apartment provides the player with the usual amenities, including a bed in the bedroom to save games, a flatscreen television, and access to Luis' preset wardrobe; Internet access is not available in the safehouse. A "Residents Parking Only" parking space that can support up to two vehicles is also provided outside.

After the completion of all 15 Base Jumps, a Parachute is also found in the apartment.

The radio station playing inside the apartment is San Juan Sounds.

Detailing

A number of Luis' personal belongings can be found around the apartment, including:

Three military portraits of Luis' father are hung up around the apartment: One in the living area, another over the dining table, and the third picture in the bedroom.
Similarly, a photograph of Luis and his mother is hung over the dining table, next to one of his father's portraits.
A Higgins Helitours "Chopper Operator Certificate" with Luis' name is hung next to the entranceway into the bedroom.
A dumbbell set can be found at the corner of the bedroom, indicating Luis may have worked out.
A black gaming console is placed next to the apartment's entertainment center, bearing a "TOSHI" brand.
A miniature Brown Streak figure is placed on the entertainment center.
The apartment has substantial collections of magazines, movies and music CDs, including one by OG Loc.

Glitches

Due to a designer error, the traffic flow on the road running past the apartment passes through the parking space, which can cause passing vehicles to crash into the player's vehicles, which can severely damage them or move them out of the parking space.
Some vehicles parked in the parking space can move towards the kerb whenever they de/respawn, which can result in them disappearing if they are not parked fully in the parking space.
When the player loads a save game on the PC version of the game, the television screen will be smashed and won't function. This can be fixed by saving and reloading the game.

Gallery

Trivia

On the bookcase in the living area, a magazine features Millie Perkins' character model.
The console next to the TV is not plugged in, even though the light on the front is on.
A calender in the kitchen marks the dates supposed to be the release date of the game for the PlayStation 3 and PC before it was delayed.
The Ballad of Gay Tony is the only game in the Grand Theft Auto series to include only one safehouse. The player may, however, still be able to use all preexisting vehicle save points at safehouses in GTA IV and (optionally) The Lost and Damned, although none of these locales are marked on the map.

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+{{Template:Infobox safehouse
-[[Image:Northwoodapartment-TBOGT-exterior.jpg|thumb|right|370px|Exterior of the Northwood apartment in the Ballad of Gay Tony.]]
+|name = Luis' Apartment
+|image = Northwoodapartment-TBOGT-exterior.jpg
+|caption = Luis' Apartment's exterior as it appears in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]].
+|games = ''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]''
+|style = Ground-floor apartment
+|garage = Two cars or three motorcycles
+|occupants = [[Luis Lopez]]
+|Unlocked After = [[I Luv LC]]}}
+In ''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'', the player is supplied with only one [[safehouse]] in the form of an apartment in [[North Holland]], which serves as [[Luis Fernando Lopez]]' home. The safehouse is available upon completion of the first mission of the game, "[[I Luv LC|I luv LC]]."
+==Description==
-In [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], the player is supplied with only one [[safehouse]] in the form of an '''apartment in [http://gta.wikia.com/North_Holland North Holland]''', which serves as [[Luis Fernando Lopez]]'s home. The safehouse is available upon completion of the first mission of the game, "[[I Luv LC]]".
-== Description ==
+===Design===
+Located in a historic building at Galveston Avenue towards [[Wardite Street]] in [[North Holland]], [[Algonquin]], the apartment is only a block away from [[Playboy X]]'s [[Playboy X's Penthouse|Penthouse]] and [[L.C. Cage Fighters]]. The apartment is also located one block north from the [[Holland Hospital Center]], two blocks north from the Northwood [[Burger Shot]] restaurant, one block west of Algonquin's only [[TW@|TW@ Internet cafe]], and two blocks south from [[Adriana Yanira Lopez|Luis' mother's]] residence. Facing [[Galveston Avenue]], the safehouse is also located along the same street as [[Maisonette 9]] and [[Hercules]], which are situated down the road in [[The Meat Quarter]] and [[Westminster]].
-=== Design ===
-Located in a historic building at Galveston Avenue towards Wardite Street in [http://gta.wikia.com/North_Holland North Holland], [[Algonquin]], the apartment is only a block away from [[Playboy X]]'s [[Playboy X's Penthouse|Penthouse]] and [[L.C. Cage Fighters]]. The apartment is also located one block north from the [[Holland Hospital Center]], two blocks north from the Northwood [[Burger Shot]] restaurant, one block west of Algonquin's only [[TW@|TW@ Internet cafe]], and two blocks south from [[Adriana Yanira Lopez|Luis' mother]]'s residence. Facing [[Galveston Avenue]], the safehouse is also located along the same street as [[Maisonette 9]] and [[Hercules]], which are situated down the road in [[The Meat Quarter]] and [[Westminster]], respectively.
 Based on the ground floor, the interior of Luis' apartment encompasses only two compact rooms. The main room serves as a living area, dining area and kitchen, while the second room, separated only by curtains, houses the apartment's bedroom. A second door next to the bedroom, presumably leading to the bathroom, is inaccessible. While modest in size, the apartment is considerably tidy and well furnished with tasteful decors.
-The apartment provides the player with the usual amenities, including a bed in the bedroom to save games, a flatscreen [[TV Shows in GTA IV|television]], and access to [[Clothing in GTA IV#The Ballad of Gay Tony|Luis' preset wardrobe]]; [[Internet in GTA IV|Internet access]] is not available in the safehouse. A "Residents Parking Only" parking space that can support up to two vehicles is also provided outside, however, it is placed in a spot where cars will constantly drive into the cars it holds.
+The apartment provides the player with the usual amenities, including a bed in the bedroom to save games, a flatscreen [[TV Shows in GTA IV|television]], and access to [[Clothing in GTA IV#The Ballad of Gay Tony|Luis' preset wardrobe]]; [[Internet in GTA IV|Internet access]] is not available in the safehouse. A "Residents Parking Only" parking space that can support up to two vehicles is also provided outside.
-After the completion of all 15 [[Base Jumps]] a [[Parachute]] is also found in the apartment.
+After the completion of all 15 [[Base Jumps]], a [[Parachute]] is also found in the apartment.
+The radio station playing inside the apartment is [[San Juan Sounds]].
-=== Detailing ===
-Apart the usual facilities, the apartment contains multiple detailing that paint a picture of Luis' personality:
+===Detailing===
+A number of Luis' personal belongings can be found around the apartment, including:
 * Three military portraits of [[Mr. Lopez|Luis' father]] are hung up around the apartment: One in the living area, another over the dining table, and the third picture in the bedroom.
-* Similarly, a photograph of Luis and his mother is hung over the dining table, next to one of his father's portraits.
+* Similarly, a photograph of Luis and his [[Adriana Yanira Lopez|mother]] is hung over the dining table, next to one of his father's portraits.
 * A [[Higgins Helitours]] "Chopper Operator Certificate" with Luis' name is hung next to the entranceway into the bedroom.
 * A dumbbell set can be found at the corner of the bedroom, indicating Luis may have worked out.
-* A black gaming console is placed next to the apartment's entertainment center, bearing a "TOSHI" brand, implying Luis is interested in video games to some degree. The design of the console implies it to be a parody fusion of both the [[Xbox 360]] and the [[PlayStation 3]].
+* A black gaming console is placed next to the apartment's entertainment center, bearing a "[[Toshi|TOSHI]]" brand.
 * A miniature [[The Brown Streak|Brown Streak]] figure is placed on the entertainment center.
-* The apartment has substantial collections of magazines, movies and music CDs.
+* The apartment has substantial collections of magazines, movies and music CDs, including one by [[OG Loc]].
-==Trivia==
+==Glitches==
+*Due to a designer error, the traffic flow on the road running past the apartment passes through the parking space, which can cause passing vehicles to crash into the player's vehicles, which can severely damage them or move them out of the parking space.
-*The default music playing in Luis' apartment is always set to [[San Juan Sounds]].
+*Some vehicles parked in the parking space can move towards the kerb whenever they de/respawn, which can result in them disappearing if they are not parked fully in the parking space.
-*The stereo in the apartment cannot be turned off by shooting it.
+*When the player loads a save game on the [[PC]] version of the game, the [[Television in GTA IV|television]] screen will be smashed and won't function. This can be fixed by saving and reloading the game.
-*On the shelf, there are many CDs, one of them featuring [[OG Loc]] from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
-*On the bookcase in the living area, a magazine features [[Millie Perkins]]' character model.
-*The console next to the TV is not plugged in, even though the light on the front is on.
-*A calender in the kitchen marks the dates supposed to be the release date of the game for the PlayStation 3 and PC before it was delayed.
-*It is possible that [[Gay Tony]] bought the apartment for Luis before going into debt.
-*TBoGT is the only game in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series to include only one [[safehouse]]. The player may, however, still be able to use all preexisting vehicle save points at [[safehouses in GTA IV]] and (optionally) [[Safehouses in The Lost and Damned|The Lost and Damned]], although none of these locales are marked on the map.
-*The apartment is one of a handful of locales in a GTA IV episodic game to receive very minimal changes in the exterior. Aside the addition of a parking space and the modification of the entrance into the apartment, the apartment is otherwise similar to that featured in GTA IV.
-*For an unknown reason (possibly designer oversight), the traffic flow on the street in front of the apartment goes through the parking bay, and may be blocked if a vehicle is stored there.
-*Luis' apartment is not there on [[GTA IV]] and [[TLAD]], (DLC version only) it is a random apartment and the parking space is not there.
-*There is a video game console next to Luis' TV. If the player zoom in with a sniper rifle, they can see that it says TOSHI.
-*Sometimes at the start of a new game on the [[PC]] version, the television will be smashed and not working. Saving the game can return the television to its normal state.
-*The wine bottles on top of the refrigerator can be destroyed.
-*The artwork that's hanging above the television (seen below) is the same artwork seen in the [[Drug Dealer's Apartment]] but it's in reverse.
-== Gallery ==
+==Gallery==
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+==Trivia==
-[[Category:Algonquin]]
+*On the bookcase in the living area, a [[Rogue|magazine]] features [[Millie Perkins]]' character model.
-[[Category:Safehouses in GTA IV]]
+*The console next to the [[Television in GTA IV|TV]] is not plugged in, even though the light on the front is on.
+*A calender in the kitchen marks the dates supposed to be the release date of the game for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[PC]] before it was delayed.
+*''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'' is the only game in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series to include only one [[safehouse]]. The player may, however, still be able to use all preexisting vehicle save points at [[safehouses in GTA IV]] and (optionally) ''[[Safehouses in The Lost and Damned|The Lost and Damned]]'', although none of these locales are marked on the map.
 [[es:Apartamento de Luis López]]
+[[Category:Algonquin]]
+[[Category:Safehouses in GTA IV]]
 [[Category:Safehouses]]

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