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The Unison health and wellness campus took a visible step forward in early August 2026 with the opening of the Harmony Event Center and the first office suites on the site of a formerly neglected pond along Broadway Extension. The new building is designed to link the redevelopment directly with the neighboring North Highlands community and KIPP OKC College Prep, offering public access and space for community programs.
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The Harmony Event Center at 8601 Broadway Extension can host about 100 people and features a large indoor-outdoor footprint that opens onto a furnished patio facing the campus pond. Organizers say the design is intended to make the water feature — once abandoned — an active part of the neighborhood rather than a fenced-off amenity.
Key details of the facility include a full catering-ready kitchen, a serving island, pantry space and modern dish and ice appliances. The patio spans about 3,500 square feet and includes an LED video wall to support presentations and community events.
Access and community use
The developers have committed to reserving the event center for community groups: qualified nonprofits, churches and schools can use the space for free on the first Tuesday of each month. That arrangement aims to ensure local organizations benefit directly from the campus’ amenities.
- Capacity: roughly 100 guests
- Indoor-outdoor patio: 3,500 sq ft with LED video wall
- Facilities: full kitchen, serving island, pantry, ice machine, dishwasher
- Community access: free monthly use for qualifying local groups
Who’s moving in — and what’s next
Part of the Harmony building already houses a mix of small businesses, including Habakkuk and EDC Communications, along with a restoration firm. Developers say construction will begin soon on a new location for Oklahoma Endodontics on pads east of the pedestrian bridge across the pond; seven additional pad sites remain available.
EDC Communications’ chief framed the campus as a natural fit for firms working in health and medical communications, pointing to opportunities for collaboration with pharmaceutical and medical-technology partners on the site.
Neighbors and stewardship
KIPP OKC College Prep, a predominantly Black charter school with roughly 500 students, sits adjacent to the pond. School leaders say the campus team engaged neighbors early and developed the pond area with parks-style elements — a pedestrian bridge, fishing docks and a water fountain — rather than isolating the site from the neighborhood.
School officials described developers’ outreach as proactive, noting an emphasis on being a good neighbor and creating shared spaces that serve students and residents. The project team also plans ecological work to restore native plants and restock fish in the pond to support wildlife and recreational use.
Why this matters now
The Harmony opening is the first concrete milestone for Unison, a planned seven-acre health and wellness collective along Broadway Extension east of Britton Road. In a city region seeing steady development, the project ties physical redevelopment to community access and small-business tenancy, which could shape where local residents find services and jobs.
- Local impact: immediate public access to a rehabilitated green space and paid office activity on site
- Economic signal: early tenants and pending medical-office construction suggest additional commercial interest
- Community relations: free use policy and integrated public amenities aim to prevent the development from displacing nearby residents
Developers and school leaders say they view the Harmony Event Center as a prototype for how the remainder of the Unison campus could function — a place where health-focused enterprises, education partners and neighborhood residents intersect. With several buildable pads still on the market, the project’s next phases will determine whether that model attracts more healthcare and wellness tenants.
