Niko's Penthouse

The **penthouse** is a high-end loft apartment building located in Liberty City. Niko Bellic resides in this apartment in *New Year's In Liberty City*.

## Description

Sometime before New Year's around December 31, 2011 - January 1, 2012, Niko got the loft and possibly lived there for a while. He does not live in the loft in other videos for some reason.

## Design

The loft is customized with high-end furniture and colorful amenities. The loft is actually considerably small, with no rooms with four walls and is actually one giant room.

* The loft is only accessed via an elevator from the main lobby, where there is a small area with some seats near the front door, and a friendly guard at a desk manning the lobby. There are also some double doors up some stairs, but the doors are locked and fake.
* The living room is merely an area on the opposite side of a small concrete wall, just ahead of the entrance. There is a large beige leather sectional sofa that serves as a place to sit, relax, and watch TV. The TV is a large "Panoramic" flatscreen. There is a glass coffee table to set things down. There is also a large light purple fabric pool table for recreational purposes.
* The bedroom is merely an area on the opposite side of a small concrete wall, to the right of the entrance. There is a large wardrobe and a large queen-sized bed located against the concrete wall in the area.
* The kitchen is located left of the entrance, then another left, where there are red-colored countertops and luxurious stovetops. There is also a counter-space with stools to sit next to and a large counter island with a sink on it. This area does not have anything special about it.
* The patio is a large observation deck that shows a small but gorgeous view of the city. There is a hot tub that is used for relaxation, but it is not normally used. There is also a fire escape for in case of emergencies. The railing on the fire escape is broken, allowing one to jump across the narrow alleyway below onto the next apartment building.

Overall, it is a small but luxurious loft apartment with colorful touches to it.

## Biography

The loft is only featured in *New Year's In Liberty City*, where it is destroyed in a massive explosion caused by a highly-explosive "rocket" (propane tank with explosives attached) that was launched by Niko himself, destroying the area and possibly killing Niko in the process.

## Deaths

* Niko Bellic *(revived)* - Killed in explosion, later revived.

## Trivia

* In the real storyline, the loft is previously owned by Trey "Playboy X" Stewart.
	+ In the game, the apartment is obtainable in the mission *"The Holland Play"*, where Niko chooses to either kill Playboy or the latter's old friend, Dwayne Forge.
		- If the player wishes to unlock the loft as a safehouse, kill Playboy and the loft will be earned as well as the ability to befriend Dwayne. Otherwise, the player will only be rewarded with $25,000 and the loft will be locked, but the parking space can be used to store cars.
* The only amenities that are usable is the bed, the TV, and the pool table.
	+ The bed is used for sleeping and saving the game.
	+ The couch is also used to sit down and watch the TV.
	+ The pool table is only usable during friend activities, where one can bring a friend to the loft to play pool peacefully.

* If *"The Holland Play"* is completed before *"Hostile Negotiation"*, it will be the first Algonquin safehouse Niko uses, otherwise, the Middle Park West safe house will be the only Algonquin safehouse that is usable.