344 Bowery

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6-story Renaissance-revival residential building completed in 1893. Designed by Frank Wennemer as a store-and-loft building, it is clad in brown brick with limestone trim, above a black cast-iron storefront. The building entrance is on the left side, with a modern glass door recessed under a round-arch with paneled piers and bases. The 2nd floor has end piers banded with alternating smooth and rough-faced limestone ashlar, with a central, projecting oriel bay window. Two rust-colored cast-iron pilasters separate the side windows, and the whole floor is capped by a rust-colored cast-iron lintel.

The 3rd floor is set off by a wide brick course with paired foliate brackets and decorated molding. The upper floors are divided into two bays of paired windows by brick piers with stone banding and bases. The piers have Corinthian capitals at the 5th floor, supporting two large round-arches with limestone architraves. The 3rd & 4th floors have rust-colored mullions, while the 5th floor has black mullions. The 6th floor has five arcaded round-arched windows, with foliate spandrels above the architrave and a foliate sill course. The facade is crowned by a projecting, red iron roof cornice with scrolled brackets and denticulated and egg-and-dart moldings. There is a small penthouse level set back in the center of the roof. The exposed south and north elevations are plain brick and stucco.

In the 20th century, the building housed a variety of tenants such as pants manufacturers, restaurant suppliers, and fastener companies. In 1992, it was used as a ground-floor store and offices above, and the following year was converted to condominiums. The ground floor is occupied by Wren boutique.