FORM 4
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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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MACK WILLIAM L
   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, 343 THORNALL STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/05/2010
(Street)

EDISON, NJ 08837		 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

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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
Phantom Stock Units $ 0 (1) 10/05/2010   A   187.385 (2)   08/08/1988(3) 08/08/1988(3) Common Stock 187.385 $ 33.23 14,024.706 (4) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MACK WILLIAM L
C/O MACK-CALI REALTY CORPORATION
343 THORNALL STREET
EDISON, NJ 08837		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ William L. Mack   10/07/2010
**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) The phantom stock units convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2) The number of phantom stock units awarded consists of a quarterly dividend credited on cumulative phantom stock units under the Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors.
(3) The phantom stock units were accrued under the Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and 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.
(4) Reported amount excludes the following securities directly beneficially owned by the reporting person: (i) 1,368,279 common units of limited partnership interest of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. ("Common Units"); and (ii) options to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock. Reported amount also excludes the following securities indirectly beneficially owned by the reporting person: (i) 978,835 Common Units held by a grantor retained annuity trust (the "GRAT"); (ii) 100,000 Common Units held by the William & Phyllis Mack Family Foundation, Inc. a charitable foundation of which the reporting person is a trustee (the "Foundation"); and (iii) 833,770 Common Units held by other trusts (the "Trusts"). Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by the GRAT, the Foundation and the Trusts.

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