Glen Innes is a suburb in East Auckland, located nine kilometres to the east of the CBD and close to the waters of the Tamaki River estuary. Glen Innes gets its name from a large farm owned by William Innes Taylor that was here. There were four Taylor brothers in Auckland, the sons of a British man who had had a military career in India. Three of the brothers had farms in this area

The main streets in Glen Innes are Taniwha Street and Apirana Avenue, which meet in the shopping centre of the suburb. Glen Innes has a train station on the eastern line of the Auckland Rail Network and is a hub for eastern Auckland Metrolink Buses 

The Glen Innes project aimed to redevelop 156 properties to create at least 260 new houses. Of those 78 would be owned by HNZ, at least 39 would be market-based affordable houses, and the remainder would be for private sale. Another 40 state houses were being modernised in Glen Innes, with exterior upgrades to another 276 state rental houses.

Glen Innes is strategically placed for Auckland inner-city growth with links to the transport network and wide range of housing opinions so in my opinion with plenty of opportunities.