EXHIBIT 23.1

                  CONSENT OF PRYOR CASHMAN SHERMAN & FLYNN LLP

    We hereby consent to the reference to us under the heading "Legal Matters"
in the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Mack-Cali Realty Corporation's
Registration Statement No. 333-44443 on Form S-8.

Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLP
New York, New York
April 30, 2001