By admin 
It’s a district on the move.
Columbia’s 181-acre BullStreet District — Hughes Development and the city of Columbia’s two-decade project transforming the former State Mental Hospital site — keeps adding restaurants, retailers and employers.
Read more 2 men struck, killed by train in SC in overnight accident, coroner’s office says
While it’s not a comprehensive look at every single thing underway at BullStreet, here’s a rundown of 10 recently announced or opened projects that are reshaping the neighborhood near downtown:
Read more Police search for 17-year-old Lexington County girl missing since Monday
- Coastal Crust, a Charleston-founded wood-fired pizzeria, opened its first Columbia location Aug. 4, 2026, at 2158 Pickens St., with an adjacent wine shop called Coastal Crust Enoteca.
- Collegiate apparel retailer Alumni Hall is planning a USC gear store at 2147 Pickens St. next to Methodical Coffee in the WestLawn Building, joining more than three dozen Alumni Hall shops across the country.
- Southern women’s clothier DressUp, which has 16 locations across the South, announced it will bring a new BullStreet shop on the first floor of the WestLawn Building.
- Commercial security fencing company AMAROK, founded in Columbia in 1973, unveiled a $69 million plan for a 125,000-square-foot headquarters near Segra Park that is expected to create 296 new jobs over roughly two years.
- Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams will open a shop on the first floor of the Bennet at BullStreet apartment development, adding to the chain’s existing South Carolina locations in Charleston, Greenville and Mount Pleasant.
- Virginia-based Three Notch’d Brewery & Craft Kitchen officially opened earlier this year at 945 Sabal St. in the space formerly home to Iron Hill Brewery.
- Gather COLA, Columbia’s first open-air food hall, opened Dec. 5, 2025, at 2191 Pickens St. with 10 restaurants, three retailers and more.
- Coworking operator SOCO Gather opened Feb. 26 inside the Gather COLA food hall with 24 private offices, three coworking areas, three meeting rooms and 24/7 member access across nearly 9,500 square feet.
- Publix announced it will build a more than 50,000-square-foot supermarket at Bull Street and Colonial Drive in what officials call the first major downtown grocery investment since 2004.
- The seven-story, 136-room Grand Willow boutique hotel, part of the Hilton Collection, is planned for late 2027 at 1571 Freed St. with meeting space, a wellness-focused pool area and a rooftop bar.
The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.
Read more Mountain property saved from development along South Carolina scenic highway