 Later during the 1960s and 1970s, large apartment complexes were constructed in the neighborhood following the establishment of the Mitchell Lama program.In 2000, the largest remaining collection of vacant parcels was developed near Castle Hill Point with modern 2-story, 2-unit attached rowhouses.Like neighboring Soundview, Castle Hill began to fall into rapid decay in the 1970s due to white flight, growing poverty rates, and a citywide fiscal crisis.