West Everett Estates

The West Everett Estates is a location in the Commonwealth in 2287, located north from downtown Boston across the Charles River.

Background
West Everett Estates is a suburb made up of a few single-family homes. The homes are of a similar design to The House of Tomorrow in Sanctuary Hills, but several homes were still under construction before the Great War. It was home to Wayne Tournquist and his family, Ron Cobb, and brothers Lance and Leon Ames, among others.

Shortly before the war, Wayne built a bomb shelter in his backyard to protect his family. When the bombs dropped, he and his children survived inside, but his wife Bonnie was left stranded at her workplace in Boston. In the weeks afterward, Wayne set up an automated radio broadcast in an attempt to contact her.

By January of 2078, Wayne was forced to scavenge from his neighbors' homes for supplies. On one outing, he was accosted by Ron, who had turned into a ghoul. Ron attempted to kill him but was shot by Lance and Leon, who had just returned after finding themselves stranded in Connecticut. Soon afterward, the three set about fortifying the neighborhood.

Two months later, Lance and Leon encountered a group of armed men on a scouting run, including several of Leon's former mob associates. Despite Lance's attempts at discretion, Leon divulged a great deal of information to the strangers. Soon after, the strangers attacked the settlement and took over, Lance was killed trying to resist and Leon surrendered to the raiders. In the chaos, Wayne and his children fled.

When the Sole Survivor arrives at West Everett Estates a group of fierce super mutants led by Hammer have taken control of the town. The corpses of the raiders that previously controlled the town are littered throughout the settlement.

Layout
West Everett Estates has several destroyed buildings, though most of them are still accessible. There are several radioactive barrels right next to the fast travel spawn point. Raider corpses are sprawled out over the area, with a number of them concentrated near a cooking station. The leader, Hammer, resides in the ruins of Wayne's home. The backyard bunker is the source of the separated family radio signal created by Wayne.

Exterior

 * A leveled suit of power armor - To the south of the estate near some military vehicles.
 * Super mutant cage helmet - To the right of the northern entrance, inside the red semi-truck.
 * Super mutant chains - On the southern entrance lookout.
 * Boston mayoral shelter bathroom key - In the blue house (close to a bridge/Megaloader), inside a dresser in the room with a crib in it.
 * Hammer's holotape - In the house with the recording computer, on the counter close to the fridge.
 * A Nuka-Cola Quantum - Inside the fridge, near the recording computer.
 * A Ripper - Next to the entrance to the backyard bunker, lying on the cabinet.
 * A Vault-Tec lunchbox - In the house next to the backyard bunker, in the living room by the fireplace.
 * A complete collection of all six types of Gwinnett beer: Gwinnett ale, Gwinnett stout, Gwinnett pale, Gwinnett lager, Gwinnett pilsner and Gwinnett brew - On a shelf in the easternmost house.
 * Seven bags of cement scattered around the neighborhood.
 * A silver bar in an exploded safe behind a collapsed house.

Appearances
The West Everett Estates appears only in Fallout 4.

Behind the scenes
The West Everett Estates is based on the real life location of Everett, Massachusetts, north of Boston.

Bugs

 * Where the human would normally speak in Hammer's holotape, there is no sound.
 * It is possible the raiders will spawn after clearing out the super mutants as well as the brother attacking. This can cause the game to freeze.
 * Fast Travelling to location can cause falling through the map in some cases.