EXHIBIT NUMBER

                                      10.58


                             Exhibit R - Page 2 of 2

                           AMENDMENT TO SALE AGREEMENT 


     This  AMENDMENT  TO  SALE  AGREEMENT   (hereinafter  referred  to  as  this
"Agreement"),  entered into as of the 4th day of December,  1996, by and between
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a New York corporation ("Seller"), and CALI
REALTY ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation ("Purchaser").

                              W I T N E S S E T H: 

     WHEREAS,  Seller and  Purchaser  entered into that  certain Sale  Agreement
dated as of November 26, 1996 (hereinafter referred to the "Contract"),  whereby
Seller agreed to sell and convey to Purchaser,  and Purchaser agreed to purchase
from Seller,  certain  property  commonly known as One Bridge Plaza in Fort Lee,
New  Jersey  and more  particularly  described  on  Exhibit  A  attached  to the
Contract;

     WHEREAS,  as a result of Purchaser's  review of the component  systems that
may  be  related  to  the  perimeter  leaking  at the  Property,  Purchaser  has
requested,  and Seller has agreed, to reduce the Purchase Price by the amount of
Two Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($200,000.00); and

     WHEREAS,  the  parties  hereto  desire to  modify  the  terms,  provisions,
covenants and  conditions of the Contract only in the respects  hereinafter  set
forth.

     NOW, THEREFORE,  in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises
and covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable  consideration,  the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,  the parties hereto do
hereby agree as follows:


1. All terms used herein  without  definition  are used herein with the meanings
assigned to such terms in the Contract, unless the context otherwise requires.

     2.      Section 1.3 of the Contract is hereby deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following Section 1.3:

         "Section  1.3  Purchase  Price.  Seller is to sell and  Purchaser is to
         purchase  the  Property  for the  amount of  TWENTY-SIX  MILLION  EIGHT
         HUNDRED  THOUSAND AND 00/100  DOLLARS  ($26,800,000.00)  (the "Purchase
         Price")."

     3. Except as expressly modified by this Agreement,  the terms,  provisions,
covenants and conditions of the Contract  shall remain  unchanged and are hereby
ratified and confirmed as being in full force and effect.

                            Exhibit R - Page 3 of 3

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have  executed or caused this
Agreement to be executed by their  respective duly authorized  representative(s)
as of the day and year first above written.


                                            SELLER:
                                            METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
                                            a New York corporation   
                                                                        
                                            By:/s/Joanne M. Lyons    
                                            ---------------------     
                                                  Joanne M. Lyons
                                                  Assistant Vice President

                                            PURCHASER:
                                            CALI REALTY ACQUISITION CORP.,
                                            a Delaware corporation
                                                                     
                                            By: /s/John R. Cali
                                            -------------------
                                            Chief Administrataive Officer and
                                            Head of Acquisitions  
 


                             Exhibit R - Page 4 of 4