vacated and the majority of buildings razed. On January 7, 2009, local, state, federal and HUD officials met to break ground on a new $183 million C.J. Peete community meant to replace the Magnolia Projects. The plans include 460 units, a Recovery School District school and YMCA in the first phase. 2/3 of the community will be mixed-use and mixed-income, with the rest being market value apartments and town homes. In 2011, the rebranded Harmony Oaks community, developed by McCormack Baron Salazar, opened as a mixed-use community of 460 apartments and homes, including public housing, low income and market-rate dwellings. The new Harmony Oaks, redeveloped on the old Magnolia Projects site, is located on some 41 acres southeast of the intersection of Claiborne and Louisiana Aves. The site is bounded by Washington Ave. to the east, LaSalle St. and Freret St. to the south, Louisiana and Toledano Aves. to the west, and S. Claiborne Ave. to the north. The redeveloped projects are a continuation of New Orleans' move towards new urbanism, favoring urban neighborhood development over suburban sprawl. Cultural contributions Although the project is within the 11th and 12th Wards, natives label it as the 3rd Ward; however, the 3rd Ward of New Orleans is actually located in the Central Business District. The various New Orleans housing projects are most notable for being the launching ground for bounce and New Orleans rap. The most well-known artists to come out of the Magnolia Projects are Juvenile and Turk, members of the Hot Boys, a rap group who started their careers on Cash Money Records, a record label Started by Birdman and Slim tha Don. The label shot to fame in the late 1990s and is still popular today. Other popular artists from the area include Soulja Slim, Mr. Marcelo, Magnolia Shorty, and Jay Electronica. The district is often referred to as Magnolia or Nolia. The Magnolia has been the scene of Juvenile's hit song "Nolia Clap", a dance inspired by the Magnolia Projects. The Magnolia Projects has also been home to sculptor Willie Birch. The park on La Salle in the Projects, A.L. Davis Park (named after Abraham Lincoln Davis, the first African-American to serve on the New Orleans City Council), has long been a frequent site of brass band parades, and an important gathering site for Mardi Gras Indians tribes. Under the old name of "Shakespere Park" (originally commemorating New