Walmart Exploring Nearly $2-Billion
Distribution Facility in Orange County
TOWN OF WALLKILL, NY—Mega retailer Walmart is exploring the development of a large distribution facility off of Route 17K and Stone School House Road here that could dwarf the now stalled $607-million Amazon fulfillment center project in Wawayanda, NY.
CONSTRUCTION NEWS has learned that officials representing Walmart have held discussions with the Town of Wallkill, as well as with local building trades and economic officials in connection with the project that is currently planned as a 1.5-million-square-foot distribution facility located near the Orange County/Sullivan County border. Officials with knowledge of the project as currently proposed, estimate the total investment by Walmart if the project moves forward could approach nearly $2 billion at full build out.
George C. Duke, an attorney representing Walmart Stores Inc. in a May 18th letter to the Town of Wallkill Planning Board submitted Walmart’s site plan review application for the project that calls for a 1.5-million-square-foot warehouse/distribution facility. The letter noted that the Town of Wallkill had a moratorium on warehouse development projects with some exclusions for projects that had reached certain SEQRA milestones. However, later in the month the Town of Wallkill lifted the multi-year warehouse moratorium.
According to documents filed with the Town of Wallkill, Walmart had secured approvals for a 1.1-million-square-foot facility at the site back in 2003, but those approvals lapsed. The current plan, now calls for a 1.5-millon-square-foot facility. Jason A. Pitingaro, PE Engineer for the Town of Wallkill, stated back in April during a Planning Board workshop that the proposed building height is 80 feet. The site will not be a last mile facility and will serve stores and the retailer’s other last mile facilities.
Walmart confirmed its interest in the Wallkill site based on a media request 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,” the Walmart spokesperson stated.
Walmart representatives made a presentation exclusively to the town’s Planning Board on June 17. The Planning Board took no action on the Walmart proposal.
L. Todd Diorio, president of the Hudson Valley Building & 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 forwards. Mr. Diorio added that the building trades stand ready to support the project in its approval process. For full coverage of the Walmart project, see the July edition of CONSTRUCTION NEWS.
Published: July 15, 2026.