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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                                 (Rule 13d-102)


             INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2


                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 8)


                        EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC
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                                (Name of Issuer)
                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   29472R108
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                  May 31, 2005
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            (Date Of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)



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*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

CUSIP No. 29472R108 13G Page 2 of 8 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON(S) S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON(S) Morgan Stanley IRS # 39-314-5972 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION The state of organization is Delaware. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 1,731,059 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 1,223 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,731,059 -------------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,223 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,396,132 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.41% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO, HC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP No.29472R108 13G Page 3 of 8 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON(S) S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON(S) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. IRS # 13-3040307 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION The state of organization is Delaware. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 1,589,230 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 0 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,589,230 -------------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,207,130 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.58% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP No. 29472R108 13G Page 4 of 8 Pages Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC -------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: TWO N RIVERSIDE PLZ STE 800 CHICAGO, IL 60606 -------------------------------------------------------------- Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: (a) Morgan Stanley (b) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence: (a) 1585 Broadway New York, New York 10036 (b) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 -------------------------------------------------------------- (c) Citizenship: Incorporated by reference to Item 4 of the cover page pertaining to each reporting person. -------------------------------------------------------------- (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock -------------------------------------------------------------- (e) CUSIP Number: 29472R108 -------------------------------------------------------------- Item 3. (a) Morgan Stanley is a parent holding company. (b) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. is an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

CUSIP No.29472R108 13-G Page 5 of 8 Pages Item 4. Ownership. Incorporated by reference to Items (5) - (9) and (11) of the cover page. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Inapplicable Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Accounts managed on a discretionary basis by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, are known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from, the sale of such securities. No such account holds more than 5 percent of the class. Note: Company changed its name from Manufactured Home Communities to Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc as of 11/23/04. Prior filings were made under Manufactured Home Communities. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.

CUSIP No. 29472R108 13-G Page 6 of 8 Pages Signature. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: June 10, 2005 Signature: /s/ Dennine Bullard ----------------------------------------------------------------- Name/Title Dennine Bullard /Executive Director Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. ----------------------------------------------------------------- MORGAN STANLEY Date: June 10, 2005 Signature: /s/ Carsten Otto ----------------------------------------------------------------- Name/Title Carsten Otto /Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. ----------------------------------------------------------------- MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. INDEX TO EXHIBITS PAGE ----------------- ---- EXHIBIT 1 Agreement to Make a Joint Filing 7 EXHIBIT 2 Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Dennine Bullard 8 * Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).

Cusip No. 29472R108 13G Page 7 of 8 Pages EXHIBIT 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G ------------------------------------------------------------------ JUNE 10, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------ MORGAN STANLEY and MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. hereby agree that, unless differentiated, this Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the parties. MORGAN STANLEY BY: /s/ Dennine Bullard --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennine Bullard /Executive Director, Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. BY: /s/ Carsten Otto -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carsten Otto /Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. * Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).

EX-99.b SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE CUSIP No. 29472R108 13-G Page 8 of 8 Pages EXHIBIT 1 ------------------ MORGAN STANLEY SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE I, Charlene R. Herzer,a duly elected and acting Assistant Secretary of Morgan Stanley, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"),certify as follows: (1) Donald G. Kempf, Jr. is the duly elected Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Corporation; (2) Pursuant to Section 7.01 of the Bylaws of the Corporation and resolutions approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on September 25,1998, the Chief Legal Officer is authorized to enter into agreements and other instruments on behalf of the Corporation and may delegate such powers to others under his jurisdiction; and (3) Donald G. Kempf signed a Delegation of Authority as of February 23, 2000, which authorized Dennine Bullard to sign reports to be filed under Section 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on behalf of the Corporation. Such authorization is in full force and efect as of this date. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the Corporation as of the 3rd day of February, 2005. ______________________________ Charlene R. Herzer Assistant Secretary