public AnnotationFeatureClassDescription( 
   string name,
   IReadOnlyList<FieldDescription> fieldDescriptions,
   ShapeDescription shapeDescription,
   CIMGeneralPlacementProperties generalPlacementProperties,
   List<CIMLabelClass> labelClasses
)

// Creating a Cities annotation feature class
// with following user defined fields
// Name 
// GlobalID

// Annotation feature class name
string annotationFeatureClassName = "CitiesAnnotation";

// Create user defined attribute fields for annotation feature class 
FieldDescription globalIDFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateGlobalIDField();
FieldDescription nameFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateStringField("Name", 255);

// Create a list of all field descriptions
List<FieldDescription> fieldDescriptions = new List<FieldDescription> { globalIDFieldDescription, nameFieldDescription };

// Create a ShapeDescription object
ShapeDescription shapeDescription = new ShapeDescription(GeometryType.Polygon, spatialReference);

// Create general placement properties for Maplex engine 
CIMMaplexGeneralPlacementProperties generalPlacementProperties =
  new CIMMaplexGeneralPlacementProperties
  {
    AllowBorderOverlap = true,
    PlacementQuality = MaplexQualityType.High,
    DrawUnplacedLabels = true,
    InvertedLabelTolerance = 1.0,
    RotateLabelWithDisplay = true,
    UnplacedLabelColor = new CIMRGBColor
    {
      R = 0,
      G = 255,
      B = 0,
      Alpha = 0.5f // Green
    }
  };

// Create general placement properties for Standard engine

//CIMStandardGeneralPlacementProperties generalPlacementProperties =
//  new CIMStandardGeneralPlacementProperties
//  {
//    DrawUnplacedLabels = true,
//    InvertedLabelTolerance = 3.0,
//    RotateLabelWithDisplay = true,
//    UnplacedLabelColor = new CIMRGBColor
//    {
//      R = 255, G = 0, B = 0, Alpha = 0.5f // Red
//    } 
//   };


// Create annotation  label classes
// Green label
CIMLabelClass greenLabelClass = new CIMLabelClass
{
  Name = "Green",
  ExpressionTitle = "Expression-Green",
  ExpressionEngine = LabelExpressionEngine.Arcade,
  Expression = "$feature.OBJECTID",
  ID = 1,
  Priority = 0,
  Visibility = true,
  TextSymbol = new CIMSymbolReference
  {
    Symbol = new CIMTextSymbol()
    {
      Angle = 45,
      FontType = FontType.Type1,
      FontFamilyName = "Tahoma",
      FontEffects = FontEffects.Normal,
      HaloSize = 2.0,

      Symbol = new CIMPolygonSymbol
      {
        SymbolLayers = new CIMSymbolLayer[]
        {
          new CIMSolidFill
          {
            Color = CIMColor.CreateRGBColor(0, 255, 0)
          }
        },
        UseRealWorldSymbolSizes = true
      }
    },
    MaxScale = 0,
    MinScale = 0,
    SymbolName = "TextSymbol-Green"
  },
  StandardLabelPlacementProperties = new CIMStandardLabelPlacementProperties
  {
    AllowOverlappingLabels = true,
    LineOffset = 1.0
  },
  MaplexLabelPlacementProperties = new CIMMaplexLabelPlacementProperties
  {
    AlignLabelToLineDirection = true,
    AvoidPolygonHoles = true
  }
};

// Blue label
CIMLabelClass blueLabelClass = new CIMLabelClass
{
  Name = "Blue",
  ExpressionTitle = "Expression-Blue",
  ExpressionEngine = LabelExpressionEngine.Arcade,
  Expression = "$feature.OBJECTID",
  ID = 2,
  Priority = 0,
  Visibility = true,
  TextSymbol = new CIMSymbolReference
  {
    Symbol = new CIMTextSymbol()
    {
      Angle = 45,
      FontType = FontType.Type1,
      FontFamilyName = "Consolas",
      FontEffects = FontEffects.Normal,
      HaloSize = 2.0,

      Symbol = new CIMPolygonSymbol
      {
        SymbolLayers = new CIMSymbolLayer[]
        {
          new CIMSolidFill
          {
            Color = CIMColor.CreateRGBColor(0, 0, 255)
          }
        },
        UseRealWorldSymbolSizes = true
      }
    },
    MaxScale = 0,
    MinScale = 0,
    SymbolName = "TextSymbol-Blue"
  },
  StandardLabelPlacementProperties = new CIMStandardLabelPlacementProperties
  {
    AllowOverlappingLabels = true,
    LineOffset = 1.0
  },
  MaplexLabelPlacementProperties = new CIMMaplexLabelPlacementProperties
  {
    AlignLabelToLineDirection = true,
    AvoidPolygonHoles = true
  }
};

// Create a list of labels
List<CIMLabelClass> labelClasses = new List<CIMLabelClass> { greenLabelClass, blueLabelClass };

// Create an annotation feature class description object to describe the feature class to create
AnnotationFeatureClassDescription annotationFeatureClassDescription =
  new AnnotationFeatureClassDescription(annotationFeatureClassName, fieldDescriptions, shapeDescription,
    generalPlacementProperties, labelClasses)
  {
    IsAutoCreate = true,
    IsSymbolIDRequired = false,
    IsUpdatedOnShapeChange = true
  };

// Create a SchemaBuilder object
SchemaBuilder schemaBuilder = new SchemaBuilder(geodatabase);

// Add the creation of the Cities annotation feature class to the list of DDL tasks
schemaBuilder.Create(annotationFeatureClassDescription);

// Execute the DDL
bool success = schemaBuilder.Build();

// Inspect error messages
if (!success)
{
  IReadOnlyList<string> errorMessages = schemaBuilder.ErrorMessages;
  //etc.
}