You need a Mansion and the Art Studio expansion to host The Kortz Center Heist; teammates need neither. Rockstar gives the requirements and discounts but no prices. The price and payout figures below come from GTA fan databases and are labelled as reported.
What is confirmed and what is not
| Item | Status | What is published | Source | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host requirement | Confirmed (Newswire, 14 Jul 2026) | "You'll need the Art Studio to host and launch The Kortz Center Heist, but you can join up as a member of a Heist crew without owning a Mansion." | Rockstar Newswire | — |
| Crew size | Confirmed (Newswire) | Solo, or a crew of up to three other players. Solo players cannot reach the Secondary Target room that teams can. | Newswire, 9 and 14 Jul | — |
| Structure | Confirmed (Newswire) | Scope out the Kortz Center in Pacific Bluffs, prep and plan, then a Finale. Primary Target plus optional Secondary Targets; contacts Mr. Faber and Raf De Angelis. | Newswire | Prep mission list not published in the posts. |
| Weekly rotation and sale bonus | Confirmed (Newswire) | Three new paintings to steal each week; a weekly bonus for the first Primary Target sold, then buyer fatigue lowers payouts. You may keep a Primary Target to display in your Mansion. | Newswire, 9 and 14 Jul | — |
| Discounts | Confirmed (Newswire, 14 Jul) | GTA+ members: GTA$2,000,000 off Mansion properties and GTA$1,000,000 off the Art Studio. Elitist Fine Art Collector tier: GTA$1,000,000 off the Art Studio (GTA$2,000,000 for GTA+), claimable until 5 August. | Newswire | The Elitist window has closed. |
| Art Studio price | Reported (GTA Boom) | GTA$4,700,000; GTA$3,700,000 with one discount; GTA$2,700,000 with both. | GTA Boom | Third-party figure. |
| Mansion price | Reported (GTA Boom) | About GTA$11.5 million, for roughly GTA$16.2 million total from scratch. | GTA Boom | Third-party estimate. |
| Primary Target payout | Reported (GTA Boom search summary) | First sale after weekly reset GTA$1,925,000; later sales GTA$481,250. | GTA Boom (from a search excerpt; page not read for this figure) | Payouts may change; check in game. |
| Weekly challenge | Confirmed (Newswire, 23 Jul) | Completing the heist without dying earned an extra GTA$400,000 that week. | Newswire, 23 Jul | Weekly promotion, may have ended. |
Who should buy in
On the reported figures, a new host spends more than the first sale pays, so the Art Studio is a purchase for players who already own a Mansion or have spare cash. That is our arithmetic on third-party numbers, not a Rockstar statement.
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Sources: Rockstar Newswire, 14 Jul 2026, Rockstar Newswire, 9 Jul 2026, Rockstar Newswire, 23 Jul 2026, GTA Boom on Art Studio cost. Researched from Rockstar Newswire (read in full) and GTA Boom (cost article read; payout figure from a search excerpt); checked 28 September 2026. Prices in GTA Online can change.