Forum North Bangalore, an athleisure-led mall, is coming to the airport corridor. What it means for daily life and for plots near Bangalore airport.
North Bangalore has had airports, tech parks and factories. What it has lacked is the everyday social infrastructure of a mature neighbourhood. One of the biggest additions on the way is Prestige Group’s Forum North Bangalore, planned on the airport highway and about ten minutes from Lake Botanica.
What has been announced
In late May 2026, Prestige announced Forum North Bangalore, positioned as India’s first mall built around athleisure, sport and fitness. Reported details include:
- Roughly 8 lakh sq ft of retail space, with about a third devoted to sports, fitness and athleisure brands.
- A sports arena of about 50,000 sq ft with multi-sport turf.
- Around 2 lakh sq ft for food and beverage.
- Most of the leasable area reportedly already signed, with a targeted 2027 opening.
Why a mall matters for homeowners
Malls are not just shopping. A large, well-leased centre brings cinemas, restaurants, healthcare outlets, banks and hundreds of jobs. It also signals that national brands believe enough people will live nearby to justify the investment. For families, it means weekend plans without a drive into the city.
A note of realism
Retail anchors tend to lift a neighbourhood gradually, over several years rather than overnight, and opening dates can move. The better way to view Forum North Bangalore is as one more piece of a broader shift: universities, international schools, business parks, the coming metro and now large-format retail are all arriving in the same corridor. It is that combination, rather than any single project, that turns an investment location into a place people want to live.
What it means for plots near the airport
Lake Botanica is about ten minutes from the upcoming Forum site, and a similar distance from Prestige Tech Cloud, Harrow International School and the Doddajala metro station. See our neighbourhood guide for the full picture.
Project details are as publicly reported and may change.
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