Grove Street GTA 5: CJ house is a secret mission location in Davis, South Los Santos. You will do many missions and jobs in GTA 5 and GTA Online there. Here are all details of this street and interesting facts about the CJ house in GTA 5, updated with the latest 2025 information from GTA Online.

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This is Grove Street in GTA 5 and GTA Online.

1. Grove Street GTA 5: CJ house location

Grove Street is located in Davis, South Los Santos. It starts at Davis Avenue and ends at Brouge Avenue. The big street gang Original Covenant Ballas occupied this street. It runs parallel to the Los Santos Storm Drain's section. You can also find a vehicle garage at the end of Grove Street.

The character CJ, whose full name is Carl Johnson, is living in a safe house on this street. He is the main character in GTA San Andreas. In that version, his house is a big wooden 2-story house. It has a front wooden fence and a cement side fence. On the right of the main house, there is a garage in which you can park two cars and three motorcycles.
CJ house in San Andreas is a big beautiful house which is very easy to find.

In fact, post the San Andreas timeline, CJ will die under the hands of Ballas and Vagos gang, but the devs get some tribute to this character in GTA 5 with the CJ House on Grove Street.However, in GTA 5 and GTA Online, Grove Street GTA 5: CJ house is only a small brick house. It's located at the end of Grove Street, and it still has a garage on the right of the house. This is an iconic location in GTA 5 and GTA Online.

CJ's house in GTA 5 is a small brick house at the end of Grove Street.

2. How to get to Grove Street GTA 5?

The game has a GPS system that shows players the way to the spot they marked on the minimap. If you pass the turning point, the system will show you another way to that spot. Therefore, you don't need to worry about missing the destination.
Drive and follow the GPS system to get to Grove Street.

To get to Grove Street, you mark this point on the minimap. The marked spot on the map below is also the location of CJ's house in GTA 5.

Mark the ending spot of Grove Street on the map.

Then, follow the marked route on the GPS system and drive to the marked spot on the map. During the mission Hood Safari in GTA 5, you can see CJ, Big Smoke, and Ryder riding their bicycles on Grove Street when you drive to this street.

3. What happened to Grove Street Families in GTA 5?

The Families are big African American street gangs. Comparing GTA 5 with GTA San Andreas, the Grove Street Families in GTA 5 play a much smaller role in the game's story. This gang has a rival relation with the Ballas - the occupant gang on this street.

Families and Ballas are rivals after the Ballas gang occupied Grove street.

In 2013, Grove Street Families were disbanded and the Ballas gang took control over this area. They have been maintaining their rival relation up to now. The Ballas members often shout that "The Families were kicked out ages ago". Their members often combat when they appear in the same spot. Franklin is an outstanding example.

Grove Street Families were disbanded and the Ballas gang took control over this area.

Franklin Clinton, one of the three protagonists in GTA 5 is a member of the Families Gang. Therefore, whenever Franklin appears on Grove Street, dogs of the Ballas gang's members often attack him. Besides, Franklin and the Ballas gang's members often combat when this character insults them.

Their members often combat when they appear in the same spot.

As of 2025, GTA Online introduced the "Return of Grove Street" update, which brings new missions and features centered around the Families reclaiming their turf. Key additions include missions like a drug deal gone wrong involving shootouts with Ballas and police chases, tow truck repo jobs to preserve gang businesses, and turf defense activities. Returning characters such as Franklin, Lamar, and Stretch play central roles, with enhanced dialogue, weapon customizations at Ammu-Nation, and intensified rivalries with the Ballas. This update revives Grove Street as a dynamic hub for gang-related gameplay in GTA Online.

4. Grove Street GTA 5 in real life

Grove Street in GTA 5 was inspired by a real street in Compton, California. Houses on this street look like Compton CA a lot.

GTA 5 developers also take inspiration from real-life gangs in the US and bring them to this game. The Grove Street Families and Ballas gangs are two of them.

  • The Grove Street Families are based on Crips - a real African American street gang based in South Central LA.
  • Ballas is the occupant gang in GTA 5. This gang was inspired by Bloods. It's also an African-American street gang based in Los Angeles, California.
The real-life version of Grove Street in California.

In real life, Crips and Bloods gangs are also rivals like the Grove Street Families and the Ballas in GTA 5. Besides, Vagos, Aztecas, and Marabunta Grande gangs also have real-life versions. Obviously, many details in this game were made based on real-life in the USA.

The Grove Street Families and the Ballas are also inspired by real-life gangs in the US.

5. Additional Trivia

  • The Grove Street Families is one of the oldest gangs in Los Santos, founded in the 1970s or 1980s, and primarily engages in drug trafficking, arms dealing, and turf wars as their criminal activities.
  • In GTA San Andreas, lesser-known Grove Street members like B Dup and Big Bear appear in key cutscenes, highlighting internal gang betrayals and drug issues, but they are often overlooked in the main storyline.
  • Fans have pointed out design changes, such as the removal of the iconic bridge from GTA San Andreas' version of Grove Street in GTA 5, turning it into a cul-de-sac instead of a loop.
  • In GTA Online's 2025 content, a Grove Street Time Trial was added, allowing players to earn $100k quickly by completing a challenging race in the area.

6. GTA San Andreas Characters in GTA 6

As of October 2025, GTA 6 has been delayed from its original fall 2025 release window to May 26, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Rockstar Games has not confirmed any direct appearances of characters from GTA San Andreas, such as CJ, Big Smoke, or Ryder, in GTA 6. This is largely due to the separation between the 3D Universe (where San Andreas is set) and the HD Universe (encompassing GTA 4, GTA 5, and GTA 6), which Rockstar treats as distinct continuities to avoid canonical conflicts. While crossovers are unlikely, fans speculate that Easter eggs, references, or subtle nods to San Andreas characters could appear, similar to the tributes in GTA 5. However, any returning characters are more likely to come from HD Universe games like GTA 4 or GTA 5, based on past patterns.

Those are must-know things about Grove Street GTA 5: CJ house as well as interesting information about Grove Street and street gangs here.>>> Also Read: How To Buy And Sell A House On GTA 5 Online: An Instant Guide