Former ‘Social Pig’ grocery site in Columbia sells for $7M. What we know
A Columbia property that was home to a popular Piggly Wiggly grocery store for decades has been sold to a well known local developer.
The more than three-acre property at 3818 Devine St., at the corner of Devine Street and Kilbourne Road, has been sold to Columbia’s Cason Development Group for $7.1 million, according to a May 28 release from commercial real estate firm Marcus & Millichap, which brokered the deal.
“This is a prime piece of real estate in a highly visible and well-known part of Columbia,” Marcus & Millichap first vice president Harrison Creason said in a statement. “While the property no longer fit the seller’s long-term strategy, it presented a compelling opportunity for a local firm with a proven track record of investing in quality assets and contributing to the community.”
When reached by The State on Thursday, Cason Development CEO Frank Cason said he didn’t yet have plans for the site that were ready to be announced, though he added that more information could come in the months ahead.
The Piggly Wiggly at 3818 Devine was a fixture of the area near the Shandon neighborhood for nearly half a century. It was affectionately known by locals as the “Social Pig,” a reference to how often neighbors ran into each other at the store. The store closed in April after it was not able to reach a new lease agreement.
Cason Development has been an active player on the business scene in the Midlands in recent years, with projects of various size and scale. For instance, it shepherded the Fifth and Sloan mixed-use development on Rosewood Drive, which included new apartments in the former Rosewood Baptist Church, as well as space for new businesses. Cason is also partnering in the project that will bring a new GATHER food hall to the BullStreet District. And the development company helped usher in the new Cocky Rooster restaurant that recently debuted in Five Points.
This story was originally published May 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM.
