The BART Board approved the name "San Leandro" in December 1965. The station opened on September 11, 1972 – part of the first BART line. Construction of
transit-oriented development (TOD) to replace one of the surface parking lots at the station began in late 2014. The project, which included 200 residential units and of commercial space, was completed in two phases in 2017 and 2019. , BART indicates "significant market, local support, and/or implementation barriers" that must be overcome to allow additional TOD on the remaining parking lots at the station. Such development would not begin until at least the mid-2030s. Service resumed south of Bay Fair that evening, and between Bay Fair and Lake Merritt the following morning, though Green Line service remained suspended. == Bus connections ==