Charlotte’s First Ward Neighborhood is an award-winning mixed-income district. The neighborhood is home to about 1,000 residents as well as the Spirit Square Arts Center, Imaginon, Spectrum Center (home to the Charlotte Hornets), Levine Museum of the New South, and the Mint Museum of Craft + Design. First Ward’s boundaries are E Trade St., N Tryon St., and I-277 (an urban loop highway). First Ward has experienced a wave of major development bringing new residential homes and entertainment venues.