Vercetti Estate
Vercetti Estate, formerly Diaz's mansion, is a property in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, located on Starfish Island. It was Ricardo Diaz's home until Lance Vance and Tommy Vercetti took over the estate, killing Ricardo in the process (in Rub Out). Members of the Vercetti gang can often be found in and around the estate after its seizure. The final mission of the game, Keep Your Friends Close, takes place in the mansion, where Tommy kills Lance Vance and Sonny Forelli. The property consists of the mansion surrounded by a low wall, a hedge maze, and several pools and lawns. On the southern end of the property there is a private dock that Tommy can use to go to his mansion. On the western side of the proerty there is a small alleyway that leads directly into the water, and has a hidden package at the end of it- be careful not to fall off the edge. On the eastern end there is another private dock with another hidden package. The longer one plays the game, the more garbage piles up around the house, especially by the front door- garbage bags, cigars, wine bottles, and pizza boxes gather around the stairs.
On the roof there is a helipad that has a helicopter on it.
In the main room directly at the top of the stairs, there is the save icon and some clothes. The revenue for the asset missions is $5,000.
When one reaches 100%, there are several options that become available at the mansion, including; 1. a change of clothes called "Frankie," which says something to the affect of "I beat Vice City and all I got was this lowsy shirt." 2. up to three bodyguards that you can pay to follow you around. 3. a Sea Sparrow spawns in the back of the house.
Weapons
- Python
- Shotgun
- M4 Carbine
- Armor
- Sniper Rifle (in the maze)
Trivia
Mansion
The mansion, once owned by Ricardo Diaz and currently owned by Tommy Vercetti, is a parody to Tony Montana's mansion in the famous 1983 blockbuster action movie Scarface. The interior lobby of the mansion is almost the same on Tony's mansion, except that Tommy's mansion sports a middle staircase, not a fountain with a statue with the "The World is Yours". Montana fell to his death on the fountain on the movie.
Comparison of building structure
Obviously, in Vice City Stories, one of Victor Vance's business, the Prostitution, the structure of the lobby is almost the same as the Vercetti Estate's lobby in GTA: Vice City
Circa 1984
The mansion, under Diaz's ownership in GTA: Vice City Stories, has it's right wing seen under renovation.