<p>Sky Village, don’t laugh! Northeastern has been negotiating with the state to obtain “air rights” to build over the T Orange Line tracks for over a decade. The state has been cool to the idea but in the future, who knows. </p>
<p>The rest of East Village will be built on the site of the sprawling Gainsborough Street Garage that Northeastern bought a few years ago and on the side parking lot by the Matthews Arena. It will likely be a mix of academic and residential buildings or mixed use buildings.</p>