George C. Duke, an attorney representing Walmart Stores Inc., submitted the company’s site plan review application in a May 18 letter to the Town of Wallkill Planning Board. The proposal calls for a 1.5 million square foot warehouse and distribution facility. The letter noted that the Town of Wallkill had a moratorium on warehouse development projects, with certain exemptions for projects that had reached specific SEQRA milestones. Later that month, the town lifted the multi year warehouse moratorium.

According to documents filed with the Town of Wallkill, Walmart secured approvals for a 1.1 million square foot facility at the site in 2003, but those approvals lapsed. The current proposal calls for a 1.5 million square foot facility. Jason A. Pitingaro, P.E., engineer for the Town of Wallkill, said during an April Planning Board workshop that the proposed building would be 80 feet tall. He added that the facility would not serve as a last mile distribution center, but instead would supply Walmart stores and other last mile facilities.

Walmart confirmed its interest in the Wallkill site following a media inquiry from CONSTRUCTION NEWS.

“We’re in the very early stages of evaluating this opportunity and appreciate the opportunity to work with local and county leaders. We don’t have any additional information to share at this time,” a Walmart spokesperson said.

Walmart representatives made a presentation exclusively to the Town of Wallkill Planning Board on June 17. The Planning Board took no action on the proposal.

L. Todd Diorio, president of the Hudson Valley Building and Construction Trades Council, told CONSTRUCTION NEWS that the building trades have held several productive meetings with Walmart representatives and that the retailer has committed to signing a Project Labor Agreement if the project moves forward. Mr. Diorio added that the building trades stand ready to support the project during the approval process.

Conor Eckert, president and CEO of the Orange County Partnership, also released a statement to the newspaper.

“The process remains in its early stages as the company evaluates a potential project in the market. We’re pleased to support the preliminary site selection process.”

The project also includes a gated parking area with an emergency access connection, 1,215 employee parking spaces and 1,050 truck parking spaces. The facility would be built on a 9.3 acre parcel owned by Walmart, which also owns an additional 127 adjoining acres.

Other project components include a generator and battery storage system to support the facility’s automation, a wastewater treatment plant and water storage tanks for fire protection.

Although few financial details have been released, Michael Weeks, engineer for the Town of Wallkill, told the Planning Board during a Jan. 12, 2026 meeting that the facility is expected to employ approximately 810 workers per 12 hour shift during peak operations when discussing projected water and sewer demand.