Steve Bernier joined Newmark Pacific in 2024 focusing on retail leasing and investment sales. Mr. Bernier has over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate on both the brokerage side and landlord side. Prior to joining Newmark Pacific Mr. Bernier was a founding member of the Urban Retail Team at CBRE (Vancouver, BC) from 2005 through 2013. Mr. Bernier represented some of Vancouver’s top developers in project pre-leasing, high street retail leasing, and investment sales. A partial list of clients included Grosvenor Americas, Bosa Properties, Onni Group, Concord Pacific, Pinnacle International, PCI Group, and Bonnis Properties. At CBRE Mr. Bernier was involved in over 4M SF of leasing, $300M in lease transaction value, and $200M in Sale Transactions. After leaving CBRE in 2013, Mr. Bernier joined Onni Group of Companies from 2013 through 2024 and was Vice President of Leasing. Mr. Bernier moved to Los Angeles in 2016 to oversee Onni Group’s US portfolio of over 8M SF, including Retail and Office. Mr. Bernier was involved in all phases of acquisition through development, including design, leasing and property management.
Mr. Bernier’s experience and network expands across North America. Mr. Bernier has a proven ability to enter a new market, establish a network and effect the leasing. Mr. Bernier has been involved in leasing in: Toronto (ON), Vancouver (BC), Victoria (BC), Edmonton (AB), Chicago (II), Seattle (WA), and California (from San Diego to San Francisco).
Having both a background in brokerage and in-house leasing, Mr. Bernier is able to offer clients a unique perspective, understanding the Landlord’s requirements and the Tenant’s needs helping to quickly facilitate deals.
Transaction Volume
- +15 Million SF Leased
Industry Specialties
- Retail Consultation
- Ten ant Services
- Pre-Leasing
- Project Leasing
Education
Mr. Bernier received a Bachelor in Geography, specializing in Urban Development from the University of Western Ontario (“UWO”) in 2005.