Palms View Way

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Fast travel

The Palms View Way dataterm is available as one of The Glen’s fast-travel points. Fast-travel terminals are normally activated by approaching them in the open world. Once active, the terminal can be used from the map to reach other discovered dataterms.

Palms View Way is particularly useful when travelling to:

Route from the dataterm

The hidden area is not a conventional dungeon or combat arena. It is an environmental discovery reached through a short climb, and it can be overlooked if you immediately leave the terminal by vehicle.

Suggested exploration route

For a compact first visit, use this order:

This route covers the verified content closest to the named fast-travel point without incorrectly expanding the area to all of The Glen.

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The Glen apartment

The Glen apartment is a purchasable property located in a hotel on Palms View Way. It is one of V’s additional apartments and is accessed either through the EZEstates system from V’s original apartment or by visiting the property in person. CD Projekt Red’s apartment information states that the apartment becomes available after completing Playing for Time and lists the The Glen property at €$40,000.

The apartment is a functional player property rather than merely a decorative building. Depending on the game version and installed updates, apartment interiors provide:

The apartment system is separate from ordinary hotel rooms and from mission-only interiors. You cannot assume that every hotel entrance around Palms View Way leads to a usable property.

Acquisition steps

The property can be rented alongside V’s other apartments, and the apartments share a stash.

Civic and public-security buildings

Palms View Way is close to civic-looking buildings and public streets where crowds, police and other urban activity can be observed. The most useful way to describe these structures is as environmental landmarks rather than as a fully explorable complex. Available evidence confirms the presence of public demonstrations and recurring security activity around the area, but does not establish a separate named mission interior or a complete City Hall questline at Palms View Way.

Northern fenced stairway

The fenced area north of the fast-travel point is the most important small discovery directly associated with Palms View Way. It contains a body and a progression shard. The route involves entering or moving alongside the fenced section and climbing stairs rather than following a major quest marker.

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Skill Shard: Blades

A Skill Shard: Blades can be found close to the Palms View Way fast-travel point. The documented route is:

The shard grants experience to the Blades skill progression. It is a fixed environmental placement, not a random drop.

The body is also associated with an archived conversation. This makes the site more than a simple loot stop: it is a small piece of environmental storytelling, presented through the same scattered-body-and-shard format used throughout Night City.

Archived conversation and hidden-gem material

The shard material associated with the body references a phone conversation involving John Anderson and Morpheus, giving the scene a clear *The Matrix*-inspired presentation. Johnny Silverhand can also appear briefly when V investigates the body, according to player documentation and community reports. The Johnny appearance is an environmental reaction, not a separate quest objective.

Because the Johnny reaction and the exact dialogue presentation can be affected by version, timing and discovery order, it is safest to treat the body, shard and archived conversation as the fixed content. The appearance itself should not be treated as a guaranteed mission reward.

Local loot

Ordinary containers and bodies may provide random weapons, armour, ammunition, crafting components or miscellaneous loot. These should not be confused with fixed Palms View Way collectibles. No reliable evidence establishes a comprehensive named inventory of fixed weapons or unique armour directly attached to the street.

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Approaching the building

You can enter through the front or use the rear access route. Depending on the game version and your attributes, the rear entrance may be opened through Technical Ability or hacking. The front route involves dealing with a guard and then moving through the building towards the upper floor.

Tucker’s choice

When V reaches Tucker, the gig allows a choice rather than forcing an immediate firefight.

The reward varies according to the outcome. One documented walkthrough lists a standard payment of €$2,057, with a possible higher total of €$7,381 if the safe and outcome are handled favourably, alongside experience and Street Cred. Exact rewards can vary with patches or the chosen resolution, so check the current objective and reward screen.

Missability and outcome notes

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Post-expansion navigation

Some Phantom Liberty-era guides use Palms View Way as a convenient fast-travel destination for activities elsewhere in Night City. For example, New Person, Same Old Mistakes walkthrough material directs the player to fast-travel to Palms View Way when following the relevant objective. This does not make the mission part of Palms View Way. It only reflects the dataterm’s usefulness as a route marker.

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Valentinos

The Glen has a strong Valentinos presence, reflecting Heywood’s broader faction geography. Valentinos may appear as street residents, pedestrians, guards or hostile combatants depending on the specific encounter. However, the Palms View Way fast-travel point is not documented as a dedicated Valentinos headquarters or faction base.

Named Valentinos should therefore not be listed as permanent Palms View Way residents unless a mission specifically places them there.

NCPD and public security

Police and security personnel can be encountered around the public streets and civic buildings. A disturbance or aggressive action can trigger a police response, and the presence of civilians makes the area a poor place for indiscriminate combat.

Security behaviour is systemic rather than unique to this street:

Ambient crowds and demonstrations

Palms View Way is associated with recurring crowd activity and public protest near civic buildings. Community observations report that the crowd and its audible protest can behave differently by time of day, with voices sometimes remaining after the visible group has dispersed. This is an ambient world event rather than a listed activity with a reward or completion state.

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Nearby Glen transport connections

These are separate locations, not subareas of Palms View Way:

The Glen fast-travel directory confirms these as separate dataterms within the same subdistrict.

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