By the end of this year, the 55-acre mixed-use development should begin showing signs of life. Nightlife, that is.

Movie Tavern, an eight-screen, dine-in cinema that is the centerpiece of High Street's retain component, should open for business around Sept. 1, 2008.

"We're right on schedule," said Dan Aston, of Roseland Property Co., the developer of High Street. "KBS (the construction company) is doing a great job."

Anyone who's driven down Richmond Road or Ironbound Road or Treyburn Drive recently could tell you, High Street is coming along. The drone of hammers and construction equipment is constant during the daylight hours, and buildings are quickly filling the landscape.

No news yet of the other retail tenants. We should know by Spring "

When complete High Street will include 260,000 square feet of retail space. It will have a $4 million hidden parking deck.

Aston said Friday that infrastructure is being put in place starting at that end of the development. The King's Manor Condominiums, at the New Hope Road end of the project, will be the last to go in. When completed it will feature 241 condos in two four-story buildings, constructed over subsurface parking garages.

The 191-unit apartment complex will begin leasing this summer, Aston said.

Three units of The Townhomes at Treyburn are under construction. They will offer Classics design, quality construction and timeless elegance. Hardwood Floors, 10 Ft Ceilings, Stainless Appliances, Granite Counters, Luxurious baths and even optional elevators. They offer private back yards and a wide variety of upgrades.

In addition, crews will soon be ready to begin work on the three new public streets that are part of the High Street project. Middle Street will bisect High Street, running from Ironbound Road to New Hope Road. Sterling Manor Drive will serve the apartment building, intersecting Treyburn near Ironbound. King Manor Drive, which will lead to the condominium building, will intersect Treyburn closer to New Hope Road.