The building is threatened by a planned highway service drive expansion by the Michigan Department of Transportation.
[4] Others who have recorded at the studio include Aretha Franklin, Johnnie Ray, Dizzy Gillespie, Bob Seger, Jackie Wilson, Dan Schafer and Alberta Adams.
[5] There is currently a debate within collector forums and Detroit music historians about the origins of United.
In March 2014, The Detroit News reported that: "M-DOT spokesman Rob Morosi said they [MDOT] met with Scott last summer, and had 'a good conversation' about various options on the table.
)"[8]Later in March, the Associated Press reported that the Detroit City Council "will refer the United Sound Systems Recording Studio matter to a historic designation advisory board for study.