ESM
BANCSHARES, INC.



September 10, 2009



Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:      ES Bancshares, Inc.
         Request to Withdraw Registration Statement on Form S-3
         (SEC File No. 333-161359)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of ES Bancshares,  Inc. , a Maryland corporation (the "Company"),  and
pursuant to Rule  477(a)  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  the
Company  hereby  requests  that the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the
"Commission")  consent to the withdrawal,  effective as of the date hereof or at
the earliest practicable date hereafter, of the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (File No. 333-161359), filed with the Commission on August 14, 2009,
including exhibits (the "Registration Statement").

The Company believes that withdrawal of the Registration Statement is consistent
with the public  interest and the protection of investors,  as  contemplated  by
Rule  477(a)  under  the  Securities  Act.  Please  note  that the  Registration
Statement was not declared  effective by the Commission and no securities of the
Company were sold pursuant to the Registration Statement.

If you have any questions  regarding this  application  for  withdrawal,  please
contact the Company's outside counsel,  either Kip Weissman at (202) 274-2029 or
Steve Lanter at (202) 274-2004.

Respectfully,

/s/ Anthony P. Costa

Anthony P. Costa,
Chairman and Co-CEO

cc:      Philip Guarnieri, President and Co-CEO
         Kip Weissman, Esq.
         Steven Lanter, Esq.