Does Kanye West have something cooking in the Motor City?

One week after a colorful, splashy visit, the rapper was quietly back in town Tuesday night, once again side-by-side with downtown developer Dan Gilbert.

This time, West was spotted entering the Federal Reserve Building at about 9 p.m Tuesday, according to multiple employees at that building and the Penobscot across the street. West, in a bright orange hoodie, headed to the basement dPop design studio run by Gilbert's wife, Jennifer Gilbert.

West and Gilbert were also seen Tuesday entering the State Savings Bank building on Fort, where artist Doug Aitken's "Mirage Detroit" exhibit is opening on Wednesday.

Kanye's trip last week, chronicled on his since-deleted social media accounts, included visits to the StockX sneaker-exchange offices and the College of Creative Studies — where the rapper hopped on a table to declare his support for under-fire Tesla founder Elon Musk.

The Free Press was unable to obtain comment Wednesday from Gilbert's Rock Ventures. Last week, the company issued a statement after West's initial visit, saying, “There has been increasing interest in Detroit from around the country and world from investors, entertainers, and innovators, and Dan has hosted many of them to discuss opportunities in the city.”

A spokesman for West said Wednesday he had no info to share right now about the rapper's Detroit visits.

Gilbert has hosted an array of celebrities to show off the Detroit development resurgence. In 2014, Michigan-born Madonna toured several organizations affiliated with Gilbert's Opportunity Detroit arm, ultimately targeting three for donations. A year later, Madonna praised Gilbert from the stage during a Joe Louis Arena show.

Rapper-actor Nick Cannon got the Gilbert tour during a December 2016 visit.

The two quick visits from West will have many wondering: Is he merely curious about the resurgent energy in Detroit, or is he plotting some investment here — for instance, a retail shop tied to his Yeezy clothing line? Or, a la Madonna in 2014, does he have philanthropic plans?

Kanye's Detroit visits come at a highly charged time for the rapper, whose vocal support of President Donald Trump has attracted new fans from unexpected places while turning off much of his longtime base. West is scheduled to meet Thursday with Trump and son-in-law adviser Jared Kushner at the White House.

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Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or bmccollum@freepress.com.