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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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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 _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC., TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 800 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/01/2018 (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 05/01/2018   A(1)   4,000 A $ 89.65 309,427 D   Common Stock, par value $.01 05/01/2018   A(2)   84 A $ 89.65 309,511 D   Common Stock, par value $.01 05/01/2018   A(3)   40,000 A $ 89.65 349,511 D   Common Stock, par value $.01               28,000 I By Spouse (4) (5) Common Stock, par value $.01               1,860,717 I By Trust (6) Common Stock, par value $.01               805,333 I By KMJZ Investments, L.L.C. (4) (7) Common Stock, par value $.01               588,266 I By Samstock/SZRT, L.L.C. (8) Common Stock, par value $.01               17,774 I By Samstock/Alpha, L.L.C. (4) (9) Common Stock, par value $.01               17,774 I By Samstock/ZFT, L.L.C. (4) (10) Common Stock, par value $.01               892,000 I By Samstock, L.L.C. (4) (11) Common Stock, par value $.01               12,006 I By Samstock/ZGPI, L.L.C. (4) (12)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ZELL SAMUEL C/O EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC. TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 800 CHICAGO, IL 60606	X		Chairman of the Board

Signatures

Barb Itter by Power of Attorney for Samuel Zell		05/03/2018
**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)	Grant of restricted stock subject to vest as follows: 1/3 on 11/1/18, 1/3 on 5/1/19, and 1/3 on 5/1/20
(2)	Grant of restricted stock subject to vesting on 5/1/19
(3)	Grant of restricted stock subject to vest as follows: 1/3 on 5/1/19, 1/3 on 5/1/20, and 1/3 on 5/1/21
(4)	Mr. Zell disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent, if any, of its or his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Zell is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(5)	These shares of Common Stock are owned by the Helen Zell Revocable Trust ("HZRT"). Mr. Zell's spouse, Helen Zell, is the trustee of HZRT.
(6)	These shares of Common Stock are beneficially owned by Samuel Zell Revocable Trust ("Zell Trust"), the trustee of which is Mr. Zell.
(7)	KMJZ Investments, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, ("KMJZ Investments") is owned by various trusts established for the benefit of Mr. Zell and members of his family (collectively, the "Zell Family"). The trustee of such trusts is Chai Trust Company, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company ("Chai Trust"). Mr. Zell is not an officer or director of Chai Trust and does not have voting or dispositive power over such shares.
(8)	Samstock/SZRT,L.L.C is a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is Zell Trust. Mr. Zell is the sole trustee and beneficiary of Zell Trust.
(9)	Samstock/Alpha, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Samstock/Alpha") whose sole member is Alphabet Partners, an Illinois partnership. Alphabet Partners is owned by various trusts established for the benefit of Zell 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.
(10)	Samstock/ZFT, L.L.C. is a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is ZFT Partnership, and Illinois partnership. ZFT Partnership is owned by various trusts established for the benefit of the Zell 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.
(11)	Samstock, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is SZ Investments, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("SZ"). The managing member of SZ 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.
(12)	Samstock/ZGPI, L.L.C. is 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 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.

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