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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * TESE VINCENT   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MACK CALI REALTY CORP [CLI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MACK-CALI REALTY CORPORATION, 11 COMMERCE DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/29/2006 (Street) CRANFORD, NJ 07016 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/15/2006   G(1) V 500 D $ 0 11,700 D   Common Stock 09/15/2006   G(2) V 500 D $ 0 11,200 D   Common Stock 09/27/2006   G(3) V 900 D $ 0 10,300 D   Common Stock 09/29/2006   M(4)   10,000 A $ 38.75 20,300 D   Common Stock 09/29/2006   S(4)   10,000 D $ 52.1909 10,300 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 38.75

09/29/2006

M(4)

10,000

12/12/1998(5)

12/12/2007

Common Stock

10,000

$ 38.75

0 (6)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TESE VINCENT C/O MACK-CALI REALTY CORPORATION 11 COMMERCE DRIVE CRANFORD, NJ 07016	X

Signatures

/s/ Vincent Tese		10/03/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On September 15, 2006, the reporting person donated 500 shares of common stock to the Cabrini Foundation.
(2)	On September 15, 2006, the reporting person donated 500 shares of common stock to the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
(3)	On September 27, 2006, the reporting person donated 900 shares of common stock to the Convent of the Sacred Heart.
(4)	The reporting person obtained and sold the common stock as a result of the cashless exercise of Director Stock Options.
(5)	On December 12, 1997, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock. The option vested on December 12, 1998.
(6)	Reported amounts exclude 6,831.454 phantom stock units issued to the reporting person pursuant to the Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, which units are to be settled 100% in Mack-Cali Realty Corporation common stock upon the termination of the reporting person's service on the Board of Directors of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation or upon a change in control of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation.

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