Q+A: Forum's Mendel bullish on Québec retail, but now seeing resi opportunities too
4 Aug 2025
Forum is best known for its portfolio of grocery-anchored retail centers across Québec, and for its disciplined, risk-averse approach to development.
But as population patterns change and capital sources evolve, the Montréal-based firm has begun to adapt, adding more residential phases to select projects and welcoming institutional partners to fuel further growth.
Forum founder and principal Dean Mendel sat down with Green Street News to reveal how the firm’s investment thesis has – and hasn’t – changed, discuss the unique challenges of the Québec markets and explain why Forum is betting big on the province’s future.
Read the full article that was published in Green Street News
