East Coast Bays Borough Council Building (2 Glen Road)

In the early 1970s, this building was erected as the first purpose-built home of the East Coast Bays Borough Council, the third local body to serve the area. Local government at the bay dates back to the 1860s when the area was gazetted as part of the Lake District, and in 1876 administration passed to the newly formed County of Waitemata. The county comprised of an enormous area measuring some 600 square miles (1550 square kilometres). By the early 1950s, it was clear that the growing eastern area of the county required a truly local government. A petition signed by nearly half of the eligible voters in the area was sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and in 1954 Browns Bay became part of the new East Coast Bays Borough.

The borough council, serving a population of 7500, presided over an area with poor roading, few footpaths, and no water reticulation, sewerage, or refuse collection services. The years that followed saw an improvement in local amenities and services, while the opening of the Auckland Harbour Bridge encouraged rapid population growth. Browns Bay had the largest area of flat land in the East Coast Bays area, and was the commercial hub of the borough. In 1975, East Coast Bays attained city status. The year 1989 brought further changes when the East Coast Bays area was amalgamated as part of the new North Shore City Council area. North Shore City was then amalgamated with Auckland in 2010.

Cross Glen Road and continue along Bute Road.