Northwood is a neighborhood in Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars located in the northern region of Algonquin, Liberty City.
Description[]
Northwood in the GTA IV beta.
Northwood is bounded to the west by the West River, to the east by the Humboldt River, and to the south by Wardite Street. The Northwood Heights Bridge connects Algonquin with Bohan, starting from the north end of Frankfort Avenue in Northwood. Northwood is bordered to the south by both North Holland and East Holland.
Northwood seems somewhat deprived and poverty-ridden. It is mostly made up of small businesses, tenements and public housing projects. The neighborhood's demographic is mainly African-American and Latino (especially Dominican). The crime rate is high, with drug dealing and gang violence commonplace on its many housing projects. The area is controlled by a diverse mix of gangs, including the North Holland Hustlers, Uptown Riders, Angels of Death and Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers.
Influence[]
Northwood is based on a mixture of Manhattan neighborhoods Inwood and Washington Heights.
Prominent Appearances in Missions[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
Main Missions[]
- Actions Speak Louder than Words
- Blow Your Cover
- Deconstruction for Beginners
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Paper Trail
- Photo Shoot
- Ruff Rider
- She's a Keeper
- The Holland Play
- Undress to Kill
- Union Drive
Side Missions[]
Collectibles[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
Items & Weapons[]
- Body Armor beneath the Northwood Heights Bridge and on a quay off Ivy Drive North.
- First aid kit at the bottom of a staircase at the housing projects on Frankfort Avenue.
- Molotov Cocktails at a brick warehouse located behind the Northwood Fuel Depot.
- Pistol on the roof of an abandoned warehouse located between Vespucci Circus and Northwood Heights Bridge.
- Rocket Launcher on a rock located on the sea to the north of Grummer Road.
- Sniper Rifle on top of a silo located at the intersection between Exeter Avenue and Grummer Road.
Flying Rats[]
- Inside a skip on a barge located off the northern quay of Grummer Road.
- Behind a townhouse located on the southeast corner of Galveston Avenue and Grummer Road.
- On a bollard on the north side of Xenotime Street.
- On a demolished townhouse on the northwest corner of Xenotime Street and Vespucci Circus.
- On a wrought iron railing near an apartment building located between Vespucci Circus and Walnut Way.
Transportation[]
Frankfort High station, with a surface entrance into Frankfort Low station seen underneath Frankfort High.
Bridges[]
- Northwood Heights Bridge, connecting Northwood with Bohan.
Public Transportation[]
Northwood is served by the following lines of the Liberty City Subway:
- Algonquin Outer Line, which passes at Frankfort Low Station and at Vespucci Circus Station.
- Algonquin Inner Line and Bohan Line, which pass at Frankfort High Station.
Places of Interest[]
- Adriana Yanira Lopez' House
- Dwayne Forge's Apartment
- Governor Greg Johnson Projects
- Jimmy Kand's Apartment
- L.C. Cage Fighters (only in The Ballad of Gay Tony)
- Northwood Fire Station
- Northwood Fuel Depot
- Playboy X's Penthouse
- Rubin Swinger Basketball Courts
- Rusty Schit Salvage
- Uptown Riders Clubhouse (Arm Wrestling activity in The Lost and Damned)
Businesses[]
Pay 'n' Spray along Frankfort Avenue.
The derelict Cluckin' Bell branch.
- 24/7
- Auto Cowboys
- Cluckin' Bell (closed)
- Fleeca
- Loaded Industries
- Holland Business Outreach Center
- Madame Faux Pas Spoon Up
- Purve's Funeral Home
- Rock Star Music & Video
Notable Residents[]
- Adriana Yanira Lopez
- Armando Torres
- Dwayne Forge
- Henrique Bardas
- Huang Lee
- Jimmy Kand († 2008)
- Niko Bellic (Determined by the mission The Holland Play)
- Playboy X (Determined by the mission The Holland Play)
See Also[]
No Law - 2D Universe counterpart of Northwood.