Steve Toppel applies more than three decades of commercial real estate experience to his national leasing role at Avison Young.

Prior to joining Avison Young, Steve was Executive Vice President of Leasing & West Operations of Madison Marquette overseeing retail leasing nationally and operations for the company’s Western United States portfolio. Before that, he was Executive Vice President of Leasing & Legal at EB Arrow leading its national real estate portfolio, which included superregional and regional malls, high street retail, retail power centers and redevelopments.  Steve also served on the Executive Committee, Culture Committee and was the Sponsoring Real Estate Broker. He has held several senior level positions at Trademark Property Company, General Growth Properties, The MGHerring Group/Trammell Crow Faison, Clarion Realty Services, and commercial real estate brokerage firms in Dallas. 

Steve is a faculty member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), an instructor at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and ICSC Foundation Mentorship Program, an Adjunct Professor and guest lecturer on retail leasing and market trends, and currently a licensed Broker in TX, VA and WA. In addition to his civilian career, Steve retired as a Captain, USN, Naval Intelligence Officer after a distinguished 30-year military career that included major command positions and Veteran of three overseas tours of duty: Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom/Noble Eagle, and Enduring Freedom Afghanistan.