It does not hurt that Livestream is paying about a third per square foot of what it paid for its smaller space in Chelsea. As for the distance from the more established technology hubs of Chelsea and Union Square, Mr. Haot points out that the L line connects Bushwick to both.

Though it may have found a uniquely suitable building, Livestream’s desire for fruitful partnerships with the local creative class is nothing new for Brooklyn. In a borough where Etsy and Kickstarter have both settled for the long run, Internet-based companies have mixed with artists, craftspeople and other creative types — “makers,” in the local parlance — to the advantage of both.

BioLite, a Dumbo-based start-up that makes a portable wood-fired camping stove that can also charge electronic devices, raised more than $400,000 to manufacture its latest product through Kickstarter, the crowdfunding platform. Other designers, like Fred Kahl, a Coney Island artist, have raised money on Kickstarter and produced their projects through MakerBot, a 3-D printing company based in Brooklyn.

As with other young companies in Brooklyn, Livestream’s location is tied up as much with logistics as with the feeling that there is something in the water along the L line. Mr. Haot has lived in a loft above Roberta’s, the acclaimed Bushwick pizza restaurant, since January; nearly half of his employees live in Greenpoint, Williamsburg or Bushwick, and he believes that the future of his work force is here. (As an added inducement, he has struck a deal with Fitzcarraldo to provide free breakfast and a healthy lunch bar to employees.)