A Walmart fulfillment center has been proposed for the Town of Wallkill.
The Mid Hudson News headline described the Hudson Valley Building Trades Council as signing a project labor agreement for the proposed Wallkill Walmart center. The proposed site is in the northwestern part of the Town of Wallkill. The project would occupy an approximately 200-acre site described as bordering Sullivan County.
A July report from the CIC/BCA described the project as a 1.5-million-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility, with officials familiar with the plan estimating Walmart's total investment could approach $2 billion if it moves forward.
Planning Board Has Yet to Act
Despite the conditional labor commitment, the project's path through local government remains unresolved. According to the CIC/BCA, the Wallkill Planning Board took no action on Walmart's proposal when it was presented on June 17. A town engineer told officials at that time that the facility was expected to employ approximately 810 workers per 12-hour shift during peak operations, while Supply Chain 24/7 reported a separate estimate of approximately 1,500 people.
Walmart itself has offered little detail publicly. In a statement cited by the CIC/BCA, the company said, “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 project narrative filed with the Town of Wallkill places the proposed center at the intersection of NY-17K and Stone Schoolhouse Road in Orange County, according to Town of Wallkill.
A 2017 Land-Transfer Deal
A 2017 land-transfer deal also involved the site.
Still, the appetite for warehouse development in the Hudson Valley hasn't cooled. The Hudson Valley has seen increased interest from companies seeking large-scale distribution and logistics facilities, according to HGAR. Not every project has panned out, though — a separate, now-stalled Amazon fulfillment center in Wawayanda was pegged at $607 million before it lost momentum, per the CIC/BCA's reporting.
Regional Warehousing Employment
The available figure is regional, not a count for Orange County: according to the New York State Department of Labor's Hudson Valley Significant Industries report, warehousing and storage added 4,000 jobs across the Hudson Valley from 2020 to 2025.
What Remains Unresolved
The Planning Board has yet to render a final decision, and no construction timeline has been confirmed. The project labor agreement remains a conditional commitment, while questions about cost and approval remain open.
