The Wren is temporarily closed for renovations on the Bowery

The Wren temporarily closed operations at the end of July for renovations here at 344 Bowery at Great Jones. 

According to the bar's Instagram account: "We’ll be closing for a couple of weeks to give The Wren a little love." (There's a similar message on The Wren website.)

The front windows are currently papered over... and there are new work permits for renovations...
 

The Wren, which opened here in late 2011, is part of the Sleeping Giant family, whose portfolio includes Bua on St. Mark's Place and Wilfie & Nell on West Fourth Street.

Checking in on the Wren, a new gastropub for the Bowery

Meanwhile, up the block, work continues at the former Sala space. (Sala closed "for renovations" back in January.)

As Daniel Maurer reported for Grub Street in March, the owners of Wilfie & Nell on West Fourth Street plan to open a gastropub here called the Wren.

Eater's Jackie Goldstein reported on March 10 that Community Board 2 OK'd a full-liquor license for the space. According to Eater, the place will have 197 seats ... and no DJs or live music. Several tenants of the apartments above here at 344 Bowery gave their support of the project.