Eden Prairie’s Asia Mall, which opened in late 2022 in a former Gander Mountain store, has become a major regional draw with its two-story marketplace, 35,000-square-foot grocery anchor and diverse roster of restaurants. The success of Asia Mall is spurring a broader wave of redevelopment. Pacifica of Burnsville aims to revive the largely vacant Burnsville Center, and the massive 406,500-square-foot Pan Asian Center is planned for Maplewood Mall in the former Macy’s and Sears spaces. Developers behind these projects say they’re committed not only to revitalizing aging retail properties but also to creating community hubs featuring restaurants, small businesses, entertainment and cultural programming. With momentum growing, the Asian Center Real Estate Fund (ACRE) was…..