This year marks 20 years since the rezoning of Downtown Brooklyn, which paved the way for thousands of new housing units and businesses.

At Court 16, it’s all about the love. Court 16 is home to seven courts inside a sprawling 28,000-square-foot space, serving New Yorkers as young as 2.5 years old.

“The idea is to create a space where people can make their own memories, to create a really good platform for coaches to feel good and bring their own way of inspiring players to fall in love with the game,” Anthony Evrard, CEO and co-founder of Court 16, said.

Court 16 first opened in Gowanus in 2014, but the owners were forced to find a new location that could support their growing operation.

Enter City Point in Downtown Brooklyn.

“The space became available, and we love this space for so many reasons, the first one being the accessibility, the second one being the variety of things to do for families,” Evrard said.

City Point is the largest mixed-use development of businesses and residential units in New York City. It’s a symbiotic relationship that is only possible because of the 2004 rezoning, which added residential growth to a deteriorating industrial area.

“The Community Board really felt strongly that there was a future for Downtown Brooklyn at the time. There [were] a lot of [vacancies] and the idea of what was next was really an important question to ask and to answer at that time,” Regina Myer, president of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, said.

To mark the anniversary of the rezoning, the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership unveiled an interactive map that shows the neighborhood’s transformation.

“Looking back and remembering that there were so many parking lots, so many parking garages and now, those are places to either live, go to school, participate in culture is really something to be reminded of,” Myer said.

Meanwhile, Evrard said 20 years later, the rezoning still has topspin. And he hopes to use that momentum to grow his business gradually, the same way he helps his players.

“You grow at your own pace, you build a really good technique or foundation, you’re not overwhelmed by the sport, you’re building good muscle memory, learning the fundamentals and learning to play on the court that is built for your size and your level,” Evrard said.

According to the city, 40 separate business projects are currently under construction or planned in Downtown Brooklyn.