After heritage conservationists and international organisations, the World Monuments Fund, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the preservation of historic architecture and cultural heritage sites around the world has now raised concerns about the possible demolition of the Esplanade Mansion.

In a letter to civic chief Praveen Pardeshi, the heritage committee, the chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and the Urban Development Department, director Bahram Vakil has stated that the then Watson Hotel was listed on the World Monuments Watch list — a program that draws global attention to historic structures under threat. Vakil added that the Esplanade Mansion is "even more endangered" and added that "decay has increased and since then there have been further collapses and even loss of life."