The site was originally an open area across which the Key System constructed its Westbrae streetcar line, subsequently given the letter designation "G".

Homes began to be constructed along the periphery of the site, and after the G-Westbrae line was closed in 1941, filled in most of the rest of it.

Early proposals included replacing the demolished homes with apartment buildings, but these did not come to fruition.

[5] Pursuant to a law passed by the state of California in 2018, the City of Berkeley and BART plan to replace the surface parking lots with transit-oriented housing.

[9] Thirteen BART stations, including North Berkeley, did not originally have faregates for passengers using the elevator.