JLL vs ELS Comparison

Jones Lang LaSalle is a global commercial real estate services and investment management company that helps clients buy, build, occupy, manage, and invest in property across office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hotel, and data center assets. For over 200 years, clients have trusted JLL, a Fortune 500 company, tracing its roots to firms including LaSalle Partners (founded in Chicago in 1968) and the centuries-old London firm Jones Lang Wootton, which merged in 1999 to form the modern JLL. Today, the firm is a leading global commercial real estate services and investment management company with operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 113,000, as of early 2026.

Equity Lifestyle Properties is a residential REIT that focuses on owning manufactured housing, residential vehicle communities, and marinas. The company has a portfolio of 453 properties across the US with a higher concentration in the Sun Belt; 38% of its properties are in Florida, 11% in Arizona, and 10% in California. Equity Lifestyle targets owning properties in attractive retirement destinations. More than 70% of the company's properties are either age-restricted or have an average resident age over 55.