Ownership Submission
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, 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ZELL SAMUEL
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC [ELS] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 600		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/23/2012
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60606		 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, par value $.01 04/23/2012   M   10,000 A $ 25.55 823,091 D  
Common Stock, par value $.01               4,000 I Spouse (1)
Common Stock, par value $.01               294,133 I Holding 5 (2)
Common Stock, par value $.01               6,003 I Holding 6 (3)
Common Stock, par value $.01               100,551 I By Trust (4)
Common Stock, par value $.01               446,000 I Holding 8 (5)
Common Stock, par value $.01               8,887 I Holding 9 (6)
Common Stock, par value $.01               8,887 I Holding 10 (7)
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock               112,000 I By Trust (4)
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock               76,000 I By Spouse (1)

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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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 25.55 04/23/2012   M     10,000 05/08/2004 05/08/2012 Common Stock, par value $.01 10,000 $ 25.55 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ZELL SAMUEL
TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA
SUITE 600
CHICAGO, IL 60606		   X   X   Chairman of the Board  

Signatures

 Mary Jo Kucera by Power of Attorney for Samuel Zell   04/25/2012
**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) Such shares are owned by the Helen Zell Revocable Trust ("HZRT"). Samuel Zell's spouse, Helen Zell, is the trustee of HZRT. Samuel Zell disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares held by HZRT except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2) The shares reported herein are beneficially owned by Samstock/SZRT, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is the Sam Zell Revocable Trust ("Zell Trust"). Mr. Zell is the trustee and beneficiary of such trust.
(3) The shares herein are beneficially owned by Samstock/ZGPI, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, whose sole member is Zell General Partnership, Inc. ("Zell GP"). Sam Investment Trust ("SIT") is the sole stockholder of Zell GP. Chai Trust Company, L.L.C. ("Chai Trust") is the trustee of SIT. Mr. Zell is not an officer or director of Chai Trust and does not have voting or dispositive power over such shares. Mr. Zell disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4) The shares reported herein are beneficially owned by Samuel Zell Revocable Trust, the trustee of which is Samuel Zell.
(5) The shares reported herein are beneficially owned by Samstock, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is SZ Investments, L.L.C. ("SZ"). The managing member of SZ is Zell GP. SIT is the sole stockholder of Zell GP, and Chai Trust is the trustee of SIT. Mr. Zell is not an officer or director of Chai Trust and does not have voting or dispositive power over such shares. Mr. Zell disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(6) The shares reported herein are beneficially owned by Samstock/Alpha, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is Alphabet Partners, an Illinois Partnership. Alphabet Partners is owned by various trusts established for the benefit of Mr. Zell and members of his family, the trustee of which is Chai Trust. Mr. Zell is not an officer or director of Chai Trust and does not have voting or dispositive power over such shares. Mr. Zell disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(7) The shares reported herein are beneficially owned by Samstock/ZFT, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is ZFT Partnership, an Illinois partnership. ZFT Partnership is owned by various trusts established for the benefit of Mr. Zell and members of his family, the trustee of which is Chai Trust. Mr. Zell is not an officer or director of Chai Trust and does not have voting or dispositive power over such shares. Mr. Zell disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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