The Brief
- Longtime Twin Cities entrepreneur, Toua Xiong, recently acquired the former Macy’s space at the Maplewood Mall as he moves to re-develop the property in the Pan Asian Center.
- Xiong said he hopes to acquire the rest of the mall by the summer. His goal is to keep the current tenants in the mall and bring more foot-traffic to the center with this new vision.
- Xiong and his partners are hosting a ribbon-cutting and soft opening on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Maplewood Mall.
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (FOX 9) – Twin Cities entrepreneur Toua Xiong, who owns the HmongTown Marketplace in St. Paul, wants to redevelop the Maplewood Mall into the Pan Asian Center, a space he envisions full of shopping, dining, and entertainment.
He said his mission is to transform the once-booming east metro mall into a vibrant hub dedicated to celebrating and uplifting diverse cultures. Xiong and his team have already taken steps to make this a reality.
Xiong acquires 2 major spaces at the Maplewood Mall
In the works:
Just recently, Xiong acquired the former Macy’s space after the department store closed down.…