EXHIBIT 23.6

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated December 31, 1996, and related
Prospectus of Cali Realty Corporation for the registration of $1,000,000,000 of
its preferred stock, common stock and warrants and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated October 16, 1996, with respect to the
combined statement of revenue and certain expenses of the International Court at
Airport Business Center included in the Current Report in Form 8-K of Cali
Realty Corporation dated October 29, 1996, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


                                                 /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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                                                     Ernst & Young LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 30, 1996